sulkiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈsʌlk.i.nəs/us/ˈsʌlk.i.nəs/behaviourin which yourefusetosmileor bepleasanttopeople,especiallybecause you areangryabout something:
I can'tbearhis sulkiness.
If she is given anunintentionalslightshe willbroodin sulkiness fordaysafterwards.
See
sulky
- She isthrowingthings around out of sulkiness.
- Swimmingseemedto havewashedaway his sulkiness.
- Ifelthelplessin thefaceof my owninfantilebadtemperand sulkiness.
Moods
- -humoured
- be in one ofyourmoodsidiom
- black mood
- eat
- frame
- have a strop onidiom
- humour
- snit
- someone'sstate/frame of mindidiom
- spirit
- strop
- suck
- temper
- temperament
- temperamentally
- temperature
- tone
- up and downidiom
- volatility
- yourself