SULKING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word sulking. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SULKING
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| brooding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body • persistent morbid meditation on a problem adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||||||||
| frowning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing displeasure or anger | ||||||||
| glooming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark | ||||||||
| grumping | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • a bad-tempered person | ||||||||
| moping | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone who wastes time verb • move around slowly and aimlessly • be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed | ||||||||
| pouting | verbv | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
| brood | verb, nounv, 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 | verbv | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal • a feeling of sulky resentment • a sullen moody resentful disposition | ||||||||
