as in pouts
a state of resentful silence or irritability
turned into a very pleasant adult when she finally outgrew her adolescent sulkiness
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Noun
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Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026 -
Collectively, we’re all obsessed with the perfect pouts created by celebrity makeup artist Nina Park, whose A-list clientele includes Zoë Kravitz, Emma Stone, Hailey Bieber, and more.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
12 May 2026
Noun
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This is also one of the reasons why chronically high cortisol is associated with anxiety, irritability and trouble focusing.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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That histamine release is what drives symptoms like flushing, irritability and GI issues.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
29 May 2026
Noun
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His performance lives in his eyes, which manage to convey a sincere naïveté and a sullenness all at once.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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As Mozart, Sam Clemmett is wonderful, carefully navigating the silliness and sullenness of a character who’s been drawn as part boy, part man.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Sulkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sulkiness. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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