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dudgeon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | high dudgeon |
| Type of | indignation, outrage |
Examples of dudgeon
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Rita Thomas in high dudgeon seems to be channeling Margaret Rutherford this time.
From the courier-journal.com
After all, part of my job is to work myself into a high dudgeon on various topics.
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Dudgeon received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Kentucky.
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But there are also bursts of deep inner anguish, high dudgeon that just spills out.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This is partly the hazard of going to work in a city that does high dudgeon so well.
From the sfgate.com
Britain would be in high dudgeon if its party leaders all came from Eton and Harrow.
From the economist.com
Mr Yilmaz arrived in the United States, in post-Luxembourg dudgeon, on December 17th.
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That leaves the former Prime Minister, a canny political animal himself, in high dudgeon.
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The anticipated endorsement is drawing high dudgeon from various groups.
From the sacbee.com
- A feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
- Dudgeon was a steam automobile company in the middle of the 19th century.
- A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; A hilt made of this wood; A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt
- A fit or state of angry indignation usually provoked by opposition; ill humor, resentment
- A feeling of offense, slight or resentment, disgust or irritability, as in high dudgeon
- Noun - 1. anger or resentment: now chiefly in the phrase in high dudgeon, very angry, offended, or resentful 2. [obsolete] a wood, perhaps boxwood, used for dagger hilts 3. a hilt of this wood or a dagger with such a hilt
- (1380): The box wood handle of a knife or dagger, or the wood itself.
