Petulance

Petulance -noun

petulance means insolent or rude in speech or behavior

Merriam Webster’s dictionary

“Quicksand” by Nella Larsen

“…Whose sensitive and sensuous lips had a slight questioning petulance and a tiny dissatisfied droop….”

This is saying that there was a tone coming from the women’s lips.

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