sulk
Example Sentences
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But it was hard not to laugh, and Fred sulked at the bottom of the cove when Selkie finally let him go.
From Literature
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That shows you his mentality - not sulking because he isn't playing but looking for alternatives.
From BBC
So does not sulking when kids don’t invite you on their vacation or forget to send Mother’s Day cards.
"All players want to play, it's normal, it's what makes us happy. I have team-mates who want to play too, but no one sulks," Griezmann told reporters.
From Barron's
“Instead of sulking on, ‘Well, I tried this and it failed, now I don’t know where to go,’ I just used it as positive things, and eventually turned.”
From Los Angeles Times
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