Fit+of+sullenness

  • 1Sullenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sullenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sullenness sullenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morosity morosity spleen Sgm: N 1 churlishness churlishness &c.(discourtesy) 895 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility &c. 901 …

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  • 2Sullenness — Sullen Sul len, a. [OE. solein, solain, lonely, sullen; through Old French fr. (assumed) LL. solanus solitary, fr. L. solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Lonely; solitary; desolate. [Obs.] Wyclif (Job iii. 14). [1913 Webster] 2. Gloomy; dismal;… …

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  • 3pout — pout1 poutful, adj. poutingly, adv. /powt/, v.i. 1. to thrust out the lips, esp. in displeasure or sullenness. 2. to look or be sullen. 3. to swell out or protrude, as lips. v.t. 4. to protrude (the lips). 5. to utter with a pout …

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  • 4pout — I [[t]paʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) to thrust out the lips, esp. in displeasure or sullenness 2) to look or be sullen 3) to swell out or protrude, as lips 4) to protrude (the lips) 5) to utter with a pout 6) the act of pouting; protrusion of the lips 7) a… …

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  • 5pout — I. /paʊt / (say powt) verb (i) 1. to thrust out or protrude the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness. 2. to look sullen. 3. to swell out or protrude, as lips. –verb (t) 4. to protrude (lips, etc.). 5. to utter with a pout. –noun 6. a… …

  • 6Pout — Pout, n. A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. Jack s in the pouts. J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7pout — I. n. 1. Whiting pout, bib pout (Morrhua lusca). 2. Catfish, horn pout, horned pout, bull head (Pimelodus cattus). 3. Fit of sullenness, sulk. II. v. n. Look sullen (by protruding the lips), look black, show ill temper …

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  • 8Sullen — Sul len, a. [OE. solein, solain, lonely, sullen; through Old French fr. (assumed) LL. solanus solitary, fr. L. solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Lonely; solitary; desolate. [Obs.] Wyclif (Job iii. 14). [1913 Webster] 2. Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.… …

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  • 9Sullenly — Sullen Sul len, a. [OE. solein, solain, lonely, sullen; through Old French fr. (assumed) LL. solanus solitary, fr. L. solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] 1. Lonely; solitary; desolate. [Obs.] Wyclif (Job iii. 14). [1913 Webster] 2. Gloomy; dismal;… …

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  • 10sullen — sullen, *glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, dour, gloomy can mean governed by or showing, especially in one s aspect, a forbidding or disagreeable mood or disposition. One is sullen who is, often by disposition, gloomy, silent, and… …

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