SULKS Synonyms
4 hypernyms for sulks. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SULKS
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| mopes | noun n | |||||
noun • an informal expression for a mildly depressed state | ||||||
| broods | verb v | |||||
noun • the young of an animal cared for at one time verb • think moodily or anxiously about something • hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing • be in a huff and display one's displeasure • be in a huff; be silent or sullen • sit on (eggs) | ||||||
| frets | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • agitation resulting from active worry • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) • a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch verb • worry unnecessarily or excessively • be agitated or irritated • provide (a musical instrument) with frets • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing • cause annoyance in • gnaw into; make resentful or angry • carve a pattern into • decorate with an interlaced design • be too tight; rub or press • cause friction • remove soil or rock • wear away or erode | ||||||
| frowns | verb v | |||||
noun • a facial expression of dislike or displeasure verb • look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval | ||||||
| glowers | verb v | |||||
noun • an angry stare verb • look at with a fixed gaze • look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval | ||||||
| grumbles | verb v | |||||
noun • a loud low dull continuous noise • a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone verb • show one's unhappiness or critical attitude • make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath • to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds • make a low noise | ||||||
| moans | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an utterance expressing pain or disapproval verb • indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure | ||||||
| pouts | verb v | |||||
noun • a disdainful grimace • marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas • catfish common in eastern United States verb • be in a huff and display one's displeasure • make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip | ||||||
| scowls | verb v | |||||
noun • a facial expression of dislike or displeasure verb • frown with displeasure | ||||||
| sours | verb v | |||||
adjective • having a sharp biting taste noun • a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth • the property of being acidic adjective satellite • smelling of fermentation or staleness • one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons • in an unpalatable state • inaccurate in pitch • showing a brooding ill humor verb • go sour or spoil • make sour or more sour | ||||||
| brood | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the young of an animal cared for at one time verb • think moodily or anxiously about something • hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing • be in a huff and display one's displeasure • be in a huff; be silent or sullen • sit on (eggs) | ||||||
| pout | verb v | |||||
noun • a disdainful grimace • marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas • catfish common in eastern United States verb • be in a huff and display one's displeasure • make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip | ||||||
| sulkiness | noun n | |||||
noun • a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal • a feeling of sulky resentment • a sullen moody resentful disposition | ||||||