sook
Whiny, sensitive person
Sook has different meanings in different places.
In Australian and New Zealand slang, a sook is a crybaby or someone who sulks over minor things: Don't be such a sook about losing.
The verb means to sulk or whine.
In Scottish and Irish dialects, sook means to suck, and a sook can be a calf being weaned.
In parts of the American South, sook is a call to summon cows or pigs.
Habitual vocal complainer
- sulkerOne who broods silently
- complainerOne who voices dissatisfaction
- cry-babyHabitual complainer over nothing
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
oversensitive · thin-skinned · moping · pouty · fussy · blubbering · sniveling · weepy
Soft and kind
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- tameMade gentle, manageable
- mildModerate in intensity
submissive · yielding · manageable · amenable · passive · tractable · biddable · deferential
Reserved and retiring
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- fearfulFull of fright
- meekHumbly unassertive
- cowardlyWithout bravery or nerve
fainthearted · skittish · diffident · timorous · spineless · gutless · apprehensive · anxious
Caring for children
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- affectionateShowing warm regard
tender · supportive · maternal · calming · gentle · loving · protective · doting
Swimming crab, Atlantic coast
- ChesapeakeMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- steamedHeated by vapor
- Old BayRegional seafood spice blend
crabbing · watermen · crab feast · crab pot · soft-shell · hard-shell · molting · crab cake
whiner
Habitual vocal complainer
- sulkerOne who broods silently
- complainerOne who voices dissatisfaction
- cry-babyHabitual complainer over nothing
sensitive · oversensitive · thin-skinned · moping · pouty · fussy · blubbering · sniveling · weepy · brooding
gentle
Soft and kind
mild · submissive · yielding · manageable · amenable · passive · tractable · biddable · deferential · acquiescent
shy
Reserved and retiring
cowardly · fainthearted · skittish · diffident · timorous · spineless · gutless · apprehensive · anxious · nervous
mothering
Caring for children
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
affectionate · tender · supportive · maternal · calming · gentle · loving · protective · doting · cuddly
blue crab
Swimming crab, Atlantic coast
- ChesapeakeMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- steamedHeated by vapor
Old Bay · crabbing · watermen · crab feast · crab pot · soft-shell · hard-shell · molting · crab cake · mallet
sookstoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
brave · hardy · resilient · thick-skinned · unflinching