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Meanings of sulkiness in английском

каталонский
emmurriament

A feeling of sulky resentment.

emmurriament

A sullen moody resentful disposition.

A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal.

Синонимы
Examples for "sulk"
Examples for "sulk"
1
He'd put aside shock and anger in favour of a good sulk.
Hex and the city
2
It was impossible to sulk for long if she was with them.
Five on a treasure island
3
Kell was sure that Rhy would sulk for weeks about his absence.
A Darker Shade of Magic
4
I DO sulk; and Stephen came back before I had finished sulking.
Anne of Avonlea
5
I only sulk for a moment before two more ambulance hovercrafts land.
The Hunger Pains
Usage of sulkiness in английском
1
They need to learn early to deal with the sulkiness of the male.
Priest
2
I found Alicia blushing, and Mrs. Baggs impenetrably wrapped up in dignified sulkiness.
A Rogue's Life
3
My conceit and sulkiness died in that storm, as did many another thing.
Painted Windows
4
If he persecuted the Tories, their sulkiness would infallibly be turned into fury.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
5
His sulkiness was breaking down and he was showing some agitation.
The Eternal City
6
Their silence seemed to anger Lopez, for he upbraided them for their sulkiness.
Boy Scouts in Southern Waters; Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest
7
Although he had not realised it before, he preferred Dick's old uncompromising sulkiness.
The Silent Places
8
His ill-humour would all have passed away like a child's sulkiness, but that-Ah
Eleanor
9
He spoke of your unfortunate call, but said you bore the sulkiness very well.
Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm...
10
It turns me from bright to black, from lightness of spirits to extreme sulkiness.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896
11
The girl's eyes flew wider and hotter shame for her sulkiness stained her cheeks.
Then I'll Come Back to You
12
Sacha loses some of his sulkiness to smile at Rodrigo.
The pretender's crown
13
After some sulkiness at first Fred talked eagerly, if nervously.
The High School Pitcher; or, Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond
14
By this time Cecil's anger was settling down into sulkiness.
The Farringdons
15
That meanest of all vices, the vice of sulkiness, had no existence in her nature.
The Black Robe
16
He was in that state of highly respectful sulkiness which is peculiar to English servants.
The Woman in White
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