Thesaurus / sullenness
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He will feel sorry and awkward enough, without reproach, sullenness, or cold looks from you.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYIn his fits of resentful sullenness, he hinted an intention of retiring from the Court.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYAs for Laura, she continued in her sullenness, anticipating with resentment the assault about to be made upon her soul.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIRHe remained perfectly silent, but I could see sullenness growing on his face.
MRS. FALCHION, COMPLETEGILBERT PARKER"I knows what you wants, an' I knows I don' know nothin' 'tall 'bout it," she objected, her sullenness a patent defiance.
THE WINNING CLUEJAMES HAY, JR.The girl's face took an expression of distrust and sullenness.
THAT LASS O' LOWRIE'SFRANCES HODGSON BURNETTHe knew, now, why the other cave-men imprisoned here wore constant expressions of aloof sullenness.
WARRIOR OF THE DAWNHOWARD CARLETON BROWNEHis passenger sat on the rail and gave the pacing captain occasional glances in which irony and sullenness were mingled.
BLOW THE MAN DOWNHOLMAN DAYHe would make no reply whatever to their questions, but still gazed downwards in reckless sullenness.
WILD WESTERN SCENESJOHN BEAUCHAMP JONESAn aspect of sullenness is frequently the result of shyness and does not indicate unwillingness to work or a bad temper.
THE EXPERT MAID-SERVANTCRISTINE TERHUNE HERRICKWORDS RELATED TO SULLENNESS
- acerbity
- anger
- annoyance
- bad humor
- cantankerousness
- crossness
- dander
- excitability
- fit
- fretfulness
- furor
- fury
- grouchiness
- heat
- hotheadedness
- huffiness
- ill humor
- impatience
- irascibility
- ire
- irritability
- irritation
- miff
- outburst
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pugnacity
- rage
- resentment
- sensitivity
- short fuse
- slow burn
- snit
- sourness
- stew
- sullenness
- surliness
- tantrum
- tartness
- tear
- tiff
- tizzy
- touchiness
- wax
- acerbity
- anger
- annoyance
- bad humor
- cantankerousness
- crossness
- dander
- excitability
- fit
- fretfulness
- furor
- fury
- grouchiness
- heat
- hotheadedness
- huffiness
- ill humor
- impatience
- irascibility
- irascibleness
- ire
- irritability
- irritation
- low boiling point
- miff
- outburst
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pugnacity
- rage
- resentment
- sensitivity
- short fuse
- slow burn
- snit
- sourness
- spleen
- stew
- sullenness
- surliness
- tantrum
- tartness
- tear
- temperament
- tiff
- tizzy
- touchiness
- wax
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