His arrogant, petulant tone had disappeared, and in its place he sounded.

Now he raised his voice, calling in that high, almost petulant tone, "Ballantyne!"

Nature had gone to a lot of trouble for six words with a slightly petulant tone to them.

He was sur- prised by the petulant tone in his voice.

The petulant tone was back in her voice.

She caught the petulant tone, hated it and herself.

"Good god, you scared me," he said, forcing a petulant tone into his voice.

"Glowbaskets are traditional," the woman said, and her petulant tone carried into the shadows beyond the table.

"Talents don't work well this far north," he said, in the petulant tone of a child.

"You are the first alien life we've encountered," he said, dropping the petulant tone.