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moody

[moo-dee] / ˈmu di /


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Where Tumblr-ites dreamed of the cloistered quads and moody libraries of Princeton in the 2010s, TikTok-ers now obsess over the elaborate rituals of University of Alabama sororities.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Bella Ramsey spent many teenage years working with adults so never really went through the moody, rebellious phase often associated with being a teenager.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The melodrama begins early on with the opening track, “Te Llevas To” — a moody EDM elegy that explores the loss of one’s self after a relationship ends.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

NAIROBI—The Nairobi Orchestra walked on stage for a recent afternoon concert ready to perform a demanding selection of pieces, including Hector Berlioz’s moody 1830 “Symphonie Fantastique.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

“I think Mom is trying to say she’s tired,” he would whisper when my mother became moody.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

“Midnights,” from 2022, was a little moodier than 2024’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” which was a little wordier than its predecessor, but both operated within a relatively narrow template.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

He even looked younger, swapping his clean-shaven exuberance for a moodier vibe, crooning ballads beneath a cap and shades that hid his face.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

Based on the books of Ann Cleeves, whose work is also the basis for the even moodier, broodier series “Shetland,” “Vera” is a cerebral, as opposed to violent or troubling, crime drama.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

Ms. Croft said that Angola has been “one of the moodier members, having staged multiple meeting walkouts in recent years.”

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2023

Besides, the navigator has been moodier than usual.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

He works through his grandfather’s illness and eventual demise on “God Laughs,” the moodiest and most haunting song of the project.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2022

The album, their third and moodiest, was a distinct, post-punk swerve away from the hip-hop and breakbeat culture they had championed in Bristol.

From The Guardian Feb. 17, 2019

I would call wine the moodiest drink you could possibly imagine.

From New York Times Oct. 30, 2015

Chugging guitars set the tone for the rest of the album, which is their moodiest and most energetic since the reunion with Sprout.

From Time Feb. 21, 2014

Still, the idea would return; and he was at his moodiest when the door opened and a familiar voice said: “Ah! there you are.”

From The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by A. Monro Smith




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