crossness

As he laughed at its crossness, the child straightened and turned.

It made her chuckle, that edge of sleepy crossness in his tone.

The sempstress looked up, her crossness temporarily relieved by interest.

"You seemed to speak with a certain crossness."

The crossness of the mother was soon finished.

All her crossness disappeared in a flood of panic.

Besides the crossness of the cook, Whittington had another difficulty to get over before he could be happy.

Martha did not seem to mind Mary's crossness.

More demanding this time, the fear ebbing, crossness growing in its stead.

Sara, once her initial crossness had subsided, was scared.

The ongoing £220m upgrade at Crossness sewage works is due to be finished in 2014.

Melanie did not even apologize for her crossness but went back to her sewing with small violence.

He was quite unruffled by her crossness.

I had all the purposes, and that gave you all the crossness: things weren't getting along at all.

"Well, I think you should be here," she said, and I noticed a real hint of crossness in her voice.

I could never learn to like the tragic Lilian, and had to bite back my crossness when she was spoken of so reverently.

I speak with some crossness of this Sabbath taboo, because of an experience which once befell me.

'He's kind, for all his crossness, when he's upset.

Crossness is a place in south-east London.

Ariel's crossness went over the line into fullblown annoyance.

His Papa was an old porridge-head, Peter thought, brimming with defiance and crossness.

And I must say that Lucy's crossness not to take them along with them in the chaise is worse than all.

Rhys answered, curtly but without crossness.

Chuse your own degree of crossness.

The Victorian Crossness Pumping Station is another notable local attraction.