moodily

[US]/'mu:dili/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a temperamental or irritable manner

Example Sentences

She sat moodily by the window, staring out at the rain.

He spoke moodily about his failed business venture.

The teenager walked moodily down the street, kicking a stone.

She answered moodily, not making eye contact.

He gazed moodily at the painting on the wall, lost in thought.

The cat sat moodily in the corner, refusing to be petted.

She hummed moodily while doing the dishes.

He looked out the window moodily, lost in his own thoughts.

The storm clouds gathered moodily in the sky, signaling a coming rain.

She walked moodily through the park, lost in her own world.

Real-world Examples

Sirius stabbed moodily at a potato with his fork.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Charlotte gave her web a twitch and moodily watched it sway.

Source: Charlotte's Web

" Nobody, " said Myrtle, picking moodily at a spot on her chin.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

He prodded moodily at the lumps of charred gray fish on his plate.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Pork slipped from the room as she remained staring moodily into the distance.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Astride her web, Charlotte sat moodily eating a horsefly and thinking about the future.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Viktor Krum was standing moodily in a corner as usual and not talking to anybody.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

She hastily dressed herself, Yeobright moodily walking up and down the room the whole of the time.

Source: Returning Home

And she hates me, ' said Tom, moodily.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

'What did you dream'? said Knight moodily.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

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