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childish tantrums. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Percy, who disapproved of what he termed their childish behavior, didn't spend much time in the Gryffindor common room. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
"I don't want to use the word childish ... but it's childish.". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
"I don't want to use the word childish … but it's childish.". From Wordnik.com. [Dealbreaker] Reference
Yum! sounds childish is there an adult word for that expression?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
The door closed slowly, stopping a few times in childish protest. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2005 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
To have such a wonderful power and be so childish is absolutely crazy. From Wordnik.com. ['Heroes' recap: Oh Mohinder, You've Done It Again! | EW.com] Reference
This is so childish from a group that acts SOOOO superior and elitist. From Wordnik.com. [House Democrat: Health care bill in doubt without public plan] Reference
But at fourteen, few boys are able to accept the word childish without wrath. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol]
So sad that people use terms as under his (Obama's) spell, how childish is this?. From Wordnik.com. [Hagel laughs off - but won't rule out - joining an Obama ticket] Reference
Hillary has lost fair and square for anyone to say other wise is again childish!. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton campaign: Obama ran an 'aggressive' WV race] Reference
A Crowd With Pity For Goldman (NYT) "I don't want to use the word childish … but it's childish.". From Wordnik.com. [Dealbreaker] Reference
When a little girl Guilbert and she "plighted their troth" and spent an afternoon in childish frolic. From Wordnik.com. [“Living hand to mouth. . .”] Reference
This talk of "if Obama wins I ` m voting for MCCain" is just plain childish, selfish, and irrational. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton picks up a superdelegate, but still lags behind] Reference
I am sorry for you that the truth frightens you so, but I will not engage in childish banter with you. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rep. King Designs Electrified Fence For Southern Border: ‘We Do This With Livestock All The Time’] Reference
You can even call it childish, but where you went with your article did not logically follow from one icon. From Wordnik.com. [Fanboys Are Stupid, But You Are Not - Anil Dash] Reference
"What do you want me to do, Preston?" said Daisy, standing before him, not without a certain childish dignity. From Wordnik.com. [Melbourne House] Reference
Williams supported Health Minister Jerome Kennedy's choice of the word childish to describe the NLMA's reaction. From Wordnik.com. [The Telegram: Local News]
Wanda (of Corner Gas) - snarky and wry, Wanda alternately stuns with obscure knowledge and takes delight in childish pranks. From Wordnik.com. [Must See Meme] Reference
Miller released a statement last night accusing Wilson of "engaging in childish name-calling and disrespecting out Commander-in-Chief.". From Wordnik.com. [(Updated): Wilson's opponent raises more than $500K] Reference
For its trouble, the Archdiocese was called "childish" - an all-too-typical reaction to claims of religious freedom. From Wordnik.com. [Crosswalk.com - Home] Reference
"Look out, I'm coming," called a childish voice, presently. From Wordnik.com. [The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill] Reference
It was called a childish flirtation, and when he went back to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
"And do you recall your childish manner of explaining it?" sneered. From Wordnik.com. [The Space Pioneers] Reference
I recalled my childish ambition to keep a fried fish shop and despised it heartily. From Wordnik.com. [The Belovéd Vagabond] Reference
So, once again someone who avoids the points made, calls childish names and moves on. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Good at calling childish names when you can't or won't actually produce anything, eh?. From Wordnik.com. [Brownback Supports Pace's "Homosexuality Is Immoral" Comment] Reference
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with taking comfort in childish explanations. From Wordnik.com. [If Prayers Were Horses, Grievers Would Ride - Her Bad Mother] Reference
Naive could be described as childish trust, you belive people are telling you the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums] Reference
He thinks that he deserves it but isn’t getting it, so he lashes out in childish manners. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - So I get this email…] Reference
From beneath the shelter of his cloak a childish face peered out at the farmer and his wife. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911] Reference
I smile, recalling my childish crush on Jason Lowrey - the most handsome boy in the third grade. From Wordnik.com. [Hartford Courant blogs] Reference
He made what she called a childish game of it. From Wordnik.com. [If Winter Comes] Reference
So it was a bit of a - it was kind of childish manipulation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2007] Reference
He's a splittist, he's, you know, these kind of childish remarks. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2007] Reference
Reply Obj. 1: This argument takes the term "childish" as denoting what is observed in children. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
That put Frank in a bad mood; he declared that our games were 'childish' and he went to his room. From Wordnik.com. [The Hotel New Hampshire]
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