| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Peevishly sulking | Wall Street Journal | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Peeved | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Mar 2025 |
| Sulking | Thomas Joseph | 21 Oct 2024 |
| Sulking | Wall Street Journal | 12 Oct 2024 |
| Sulking | Eugene Sheffer | 11 May 2024 |
| Peeved | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Mar 2024 |
| Peeved | New York Times | 14 Jan 2024 |
| Sulking | Thomas Joseph | 10 Jan 2024 |
| Sulking | Thomas Joseph | 04 Nov 2023 |
| Sulky | Wall Street Journal | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Peeved | Newsday | 23 Jun 2023 |
| Cheesed off | New York Times | 03 Dec 2022 |
| Sulking | Thomas Joseph | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Sulking | Thomas Joseph | 19 Mar 2022 |
| Worked up | Newsday | 27 Nov 2020 |
| Ticked | ||
| Ticked | LA Times Daily | 21 Nov 2020 |
| Sulky | Thomas Joseph | 02 Apr 2020 |
| Moody | ||
| Moody | LA Times Daily | 27 Dec 2019 |
| Sulking | Eugene Sheffer | 31 Aug 2019 |
| Feeling peevish | USA Today | 01 Dec 2018 |
| Steamed up | Newsday | 24 Nov 2018 |
| Miffed | ||
| All worked up | Universal | 23 Mar 2018 |
| Feeling peevish | ||
| Peevish | New York Times | 03 Sep 2017 |
| Sulking | USA Today | 14 Mar 2017 |
| Sulking | ||
| Peeved | Newsday | 06 Mar 2016 |
| Sulking | Wall Street Journal | 15 Jan 2016 |
| Moody | Wall Street Journal | 26 Sep 2015 |
| Sulking | New York Times | 15 Feb 2015 |
| Moody | ||
| Sulking peevishly | ||
| Hot under the collar | ||
| Sulky | ||
| Irritated | ||
| All worked up | ||
| Vexed | ||
| Sulking | ||
| Peevish | ||
| Sulking | ||
| Acting peevishly | ||
| Acting peevishly | ||
| Worked up | ||
| Miffed | ||
| Miffed | ||
| Miffed | ||
| Huffing and puffing | ||
| Peeved | ||
| Sulking | ||
| Feeling peevish | ||
| All worked up | ||
| Hot | ||
| Feeling peevish | ||
| Peeved | ||
| All worked up | ||
| Peevish | ||
| Sulking | ||
| All worked up | ||
| All worked up | ||
| Peevish | ||
| Feeling peevish | ||
| Moody | ||
| Sulking | ||
| Peeved | ||
| Steamed | ||
| Feeling peevish | ||
| All worked up | ||
| Lathered up | ||
| Sulky | ||
| Riled up | ||
| Moody | ||
| Sulky | ||
| Acting peevishly | ||
| Sulking | ||
| Sulking | ||
| Peeved | ||
| Sulky | ||
| Huffy | ||
| Phrase for a sulky mood. | ||
| Sulking: Colloq. | ||
| All worked up |