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sulks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sulk
as in pouts
to silently go about in a bad mood the toddler would sulk for hours whenever he didn't get his way

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Noun
  • The Kansas City Pet Project is a nonprofit that, according to its website, cares for more than 15,000 animals a year and has 14 locations in Missouri and Kansas to adopt out pets.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Pastor and his fiancée, Lisa De Lange, grabbed their pets and sprinted out the door – leaving behind her diamond engagement ring.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But the mini-market tantrum is less about disliking prosperity than worrying it might not be sustainable given the way bond yields and the Federal Reserve are acting in response.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Fiscal rectitude may only come to reign after a few bond market tantrums.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • So, volunteering at Casey’s Safe Haven for service hours in high school was a natural fit.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Customers say the fit is comfortable and not itchy, so your little princess can twirl fuss-free.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has lobbed numerous threats and insults at the members of the panel.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Videos of their vigorous, cheerful efforts soon went viral, drew international coverage and were a forceful counterpoint to Trump’s xenophobic insults.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • When photos of Mangione hit social media, users across platforms went into a tizzy.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Sulk(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sulk%28s%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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