sulk
Stew in resentment
To sulk is to brood in silence, withdrawing into resentful or petulant mood rather than expressing displeasure openly.
Children sulk when they don't get their way; adults sulk after arguments.
The noun describes both the mood and the person in it: She's in a sulk, He's such a sulk.
A sulk is passive aggression made visible—the cold shoulder, the averted gaze, the pointed silence.
Sulky facial expression
- mopeSulk in idleness
- broodHatchlings as a group
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- fretAgitation or fingerboard guide
dwell · ruminate · simmer · fester · nurse · harbor · wallow · overthink
Sulky facial expression
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- whineComplain in high pitch
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- immatureNot fully developed
spoiled · bratty · peevish · fussy · willful · stubborn · defiant · huffy
Sullenly ill-humored
grumpy · moody · disgruntled · peevish · irritable · churlish · fretful · cranky
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- indignantAngered by unfairness
- aggrievedFeeling unjustly wronged
- offendedFeeling hurt or disrespected
peeved · disgruntled · displeased · annoyed · vexed · spiteful · wounded · slighted
Without voice or sound
- quietLacking in sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
stone-faced · cold shoulder · silent treatment · shutting down · clamming up · unresponsive
Subdued, lasting sadness
crestfallen · glum · despondent · dispirited · low · blue · mopey · hangdog
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- isolationComplete separation from others
- hidingStaying out of sight
- shutting outBlocking from entering
- pulling awayIncreasing gap from others
withdrawing · holing up · alone · avoiding · distancing · stonewalling · disengaging
pout
Sulky facial expression
fret · dwell · ruminate · simmer · fester · nurse · harbor · wallow · overthink · agonize
pout
Sulky facial expression
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- whineComplain in high pitch
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
immature · spoiled · bratty · peevish · fussy · willful · stubborn · defiant · huffy · pouty
morose
Sullenly ill-humored
surly · grumpy · moody · disgruntled · peevish · irritable · churlish · fretful · cranky · cross
bitter
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- indignantAngered by unfairness
- aggrievedFeeling unjustly wronged
offended · peeved · disgruntled · displeased · annoyed · vexed · spiteful · wounded · slighted · snubbed
mute
Without voice or sound
- quietLacking in sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
tight-lipped · stone-faced · cold shoulder · silent treatment · shutting down · clamming up · unresponsive
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
morose · crestfallen · glum · despondent · dispirited · low · blue · mopey · hangdog · woebegone
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- isolationComplete separation from others
- hidingStaying out of sight
- shutting outBlocking from entering
pulling away · withdrawing · holing up · alone · avoiding · distancing · stonewalling · disengaging
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- squabblesspat, tiff, quarrel, bickering, squabble
- complaintscomplaint, complain, complaints, complaint form, complaint letter
- facial expressionssmiling, smile, grin, grinning, frown
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
sulkbeam
Structural support member
grin · smile · rejoice · cheerfulness · lightheartedness
sulksmile
Pleased facial expression
socialize · engage · friendliness · amiability · geniality
sulkshrug off
Dismiss as unimportant
let go · move on · forgive · make peace · get over it
sulky, sulking, sulks, sulked, sulkily, sulkiness, sulker, sulkers