as in pouty
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
stayed in a pouting mood until her boyfriend apologized, though he didn't have the vaguest idea what he was apologizing for
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as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
her lips pouted as she glared at him silently
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as in frowning
to silently go about in a bad mood
pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning
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This is Martha before the magazine and the product lines, before the Snoop Dogg friendship and the pouty lips.Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
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But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (‘Spare’ — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and ‘South Park’ was the pin.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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That’s no small feat, considering how sulky and borderline-bratty Donn comes across in early scenes.Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
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The New Daughter has an interesting, sullen mood and looks fantastic, but that just further accentuates how out of place Costner seems.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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One of the migrants looks at the camera with sullen eyes and a rugged beard.Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Catilina actually is a sci-fi hero, a collection of stereotypes about radical brilliance — brooding, brash, impatient, and masculine (the women in Megalopolis are cast as supportive helpmates or scheming bitches) — whose world-saving project is a blank space the movie can’t actually envision.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to astrologer Kyle Thomas, Scorpios are stereotyped to be more dark and brooding than the other signs in the zodiac since they are ruled by Mars — the planet of aggression — and Pluto — the planet of the underworld.Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Fed up with his surly demeanor and negative attitude, the station hires psychologist Dr. Ivy Reed (Essence Atkins) to infuse a level of emotion into Poppa’s talk show.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, Dexter’s own co-worker in the Miami Police Department, the surly James Doakes, is tightening the screws in his grudge against Dexter.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Pouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouting. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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