fretful

ask in a fretful voice

the baby was crying with a fretful whimper.

all this makes Stephen fretful and peevish.

They all looked tired and fretful after several unsuccessful trials.

My brother is fretful because he is cutting his teeth.

She was fretful about her upcoming exams.

The fretful baby wouldn't stop crying.

He became fretful when he couldn't find his keys.

The fretful dog barked loudly at the thunderstorm.

She felt fretful before giving a presentation.

The fretful cat kept pacing back and forth in the room.

He had a fretful expression on his face as he waited for the results.

The fretful customer demanded to speak to the manager.

The fretful student couldn't concentrate on studying.

She became fretful when her flight was delayed.

We get agitated, fretful, cantankerous and panicky.

For fretful parents the new devices may just mean still more grounds for worry.

Mother sent these shells; I don't know where to put them, said a little fretful wave.

For silkworms are tender creatures, and must be cared for as though they were fretful babies.

Mary became quite still and Colin looked fretful.

A woman hushed a fretful baby with a pacifier.

I was fretful of yesterday's mistakes and fearful of the future.

" Get out of the way, please, " he called in a fretful voice.

Mary sat in her corner of the railway carriage and looked plain and fretful.

You don't have to be so fretful all the time.