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moody

[moo-dee] / ˈmu di /


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Where Tumblr-ites dreamed of the cloistered quads and moody libraries of Princeton in the 2010s, TikTok-ers now obsess over the elaborate rituals of University of Alabama sororities.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Bella Ramsey spent many teenage years working with adults so never really went through the moody, rebellious phase often associated with being a teenager.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Kavinsky, the French electronic musician and DJ whose moody single “Nightcall” scored the hit film “Drive,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

NAIROBI—The Nairobi Orchestra walked on stage for a recent afternoon concert ready to perform a demanding selection of pieces, including Hector Berlioz’s moody 1830 “Symphonie Fantastique.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

A number of stray carts wandered across the parking lot aimlessly, carried this and that way depending on each moody gust of wind.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

But if fresh tomatoes are summer’s darling, sun-dried tomatoes are their moodier, more savory cousin.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

“Midnights,” from 2022, was a little moodier than 2024’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” which was a little wordier than its predecessor, but both operated within a relatively narrow template.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

He even looked younger, swapping his clean-shaven exuberance for a moodier vibe, crooning ballads beneath a cap and shades that hid his face.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

Based on the books of Ann Cleeves, whose work is also the basis for the even moodier, broodier series “Shetland,” “Vera” is a cerebral, as opposed to violent or troubling, crime drama.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

The weather’s grown moodier since I fell asleep.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

He works through his grandfather’s illness and eventual demise on “God Laughs,” the moodiest and most haunting song of the project.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2022

The album, their third and moodiest, was a distinct, post-punk swerve away from the hip-hop and breakbeat culture they had championed in Bristol.

From The Guardian Feb. 17, 2019

Is it any wonder that the soundtrack of some of my moodiest college days was the second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, with its sad and wintry string variations?

From New York Times Sep. 6, 2018

Chugging guitars set the tone for the rest of the album, which is their moodiest and most energetic since the reunion with Sprout.

From Time Feb. 21, 2014

He liked her even in her moodiest moments.

From Never-Fail Blake by Arthur Stringer




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