How do you use Querulous in a sentence? See 1 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like fretful or whiney, plus the exact meaning.
Querulous in a sentence
Querulous meaning
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
Synonyms of Querulous
Using Querulous
- The main meaning on this page is: Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- Useful related words include: fretful, whiney, whining, whiny.
Context around Querulous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Querulous
- In this selection, "querulous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, peevishness stand out and add context to how "querulous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by his querulous peevishness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "querulous" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with querulous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness. (16 words)
But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness. (16 words)
Example sentences (1)
But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness.