Which preposition to use with petulant

in Occurrences 3%

All is strained, or petulant in the extreme.

at Occurrences 2%

Miss Edith was exacting and petulant at times, even with those she loved, and she loved none better than Emilie.

as Occurrences 2%

She was as petulant as a child; she felt like shedding tears.

over Occurrences 1%

" While Lassus was in this sad condition he grew petulant over his imagined ill-treatment at the hands of the new duke, and wrote a letter bitterly complaining that he had not carried out his father's promises.

to Occurrences 1%

Gradually, according to Miss Burney, she became more petulant to Johnson than she was herself aware, gave palpable hints of being worried by his company, and finally excited his resentment and suspicion.

with Occurrences 1%

She was petulant with the children, though she adored themat least, sporadically.

about Occurrences 1%

When stared and jeered at, she at first said she did it because she thought it made her look prettier; but, after a while, she became quite petulant about it,would make no reply to any joke, but merely kept on doing it.

without Occurrences 1%

I became ill-tempered and petulant without cause; before papa and mamma I tried to restrain it, but did not always succeed.

for Occurrences 1%

He is too improvident for a leader, too petulant for a partisan; and does not sufficiently consult those with whom he is supposed to act in concert.

of Occurrences 1%

That she should be willing to get rid of the most wilful and petulant of the party seemed natural.

Which preposition to use with  petulant