(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~, you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something.
‘This’, ~ed Mr Buthelezi, ‘was discrimination.’
VERB: V with quote
2.
If someone is in a ~, they are behaving in a bad-tempered way because they are annoyed and offended. (INFORMAL)
After the row in a pub he drove off in a ~.
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR