obstreperous

The third night they came again and were more obstreperous than ever.

"Is that how you deal with your obstreperous children, David?"

Stash, the most obstreperous of the lot, was among them.

"I would advise him to be more obstreperous, not less."

They can be most obstreperous about leaving their safe haven.

The consequences of being obstreperous at that moment were too much for me to contemplate.

"We have a great staff, but they don't always know what to make of this obstreperous radio guy," he said.

An obstreperous, nosy man, but a good companion during some dark days.

The obstreperous Web site had interjected itself into the middle of the year's biggest story.

"Have the poor fellow taken home, officer, unless he proves obstreperous."

Thus, he couldn't rid himself yet of his obstreperous little burden.

They know that handling an obstreperous 2-year-old or a screaming infant can be a serious problem.

The rest of the space at the back was taken up with a small reserve cell, for use in case any prisoner grew obstreperous.

"Others have been more vocal about it, or downright obstreperous.

From below came a series of bangs, like water fighting its way through obstreperous plumbing.

"He's been so obstreperous, he had to be placed in a separate cell.

The service is also professional: one night our largish crowd was having such a great time, we got a bit obstreperous.

Everyone appeared to be having a wonderful time, and no one grew tipsy or obstreperous.

He was obstreperous and he would not long remain with the calves.

Billy's name seemed to have a quieting effect on obstreperous males.

He had worn her out more than any obstreperous patient ever had.

Others characterize the highway opponents as obstreperous if not menacing.

Inside, the tables are well separated, but not enough to prevent an obstreperous scene at peak hours.

"Every time the building manager gets obstreperous with me, I threaten to rent it out.

I call upon the British Government to give up its current obstreperous behaviour.