strop
Example Sentences
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But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.
From BBC
Honey, this strop was about broad as your hand from thumb to little finger, and it was cut in strips up.
From Literature
I don't know what the style is, there seems no plan, no effort, players stropping at one another.
From BBC
The tour, for which the Jacksonville show was the sixth strop, runs through October and is in support of the March release of Wallen’s sophomore album, “One Thing at a Time.”
From Los Angeles Times
He left the field in a strop often enough after games, so what might he be saying in private given the overall malaise at Old Trafford?
From BBC
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