sullen

/sˈʌlən/

/ˈsəɫən/

sullen

bad-tempered and gloomy, and usually silent

synonyms : dark

darkened by clouds

synonyms : heavy

Examples

1. In sullen silence the angry warriors awaited his decision.

2. The sullen grunts of early adolescence can give way to the enormous eloquence of the poetry, diaries and songs of later teenagehood.

3. This includes a sullen teenage boy with alt-right politics.

4. And the President is sullen about that.