To sulk or pout: “It won’t do any good to ________ about it.”
| POUT | 222 |
| MOPE | 168 |
| FRET | 166 |
| SULK | 132 |
| CRY | 76 |
| NR | 52 |
| WORRY | 52 |
| SULL | 43 |
| FUSS | 31 |
| BROOD | 28 |
| STEW | 22 |
| GRIPE | 21 |
| WHINE | 13 |
| GRUMBLE | 11 |
| GROUCH | 10 |
| MOPE AROUND | 9 |
| BEEF | 8 |
| BITCH | 8 |
| COMPLAIN | 8 |
| CRAB | 7 |
| GRUMP | 7 |
| BELLYACHE | 5 |
| THINK | 5 |
| CRY OVER SPILT MILK | 4 |
| GRIEVE | 4 |
| MOAN | 4 |
| BE GRUMPY | 3 |
| BE MAD | 3 |
| BE UPSET | 3 |
| GROUSE | 3 |
| MAKE A FUSS | 3 |
| PEEVE | 3 |
| SULL UP | 3 |
| ARGUE | 2 |
| BROOD OVER IT | 2 |
| FEEL BAD | 2 |
| FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF | 2 |
| GLOOM | 2 |
| GROWL | 2 |
| HANG YOUR LIP | 2 |
| HAVE A LONG FACE | 2 |
| POUT AROUND | 2 |
| SOB | 2 |
| STICK YOUR MOUTH OUT | 2 |
| SWELL UP | 2 |
| TALK | 2 |
| ACT LIKE THAT | 1 |
| ACT THAT WAY | 1 |
| ACT UGLY | 1 |
| BE A BABY | 1 |
| BE A GLOOMY GUS | 1 |
| BE A MOPING LENA | 1 |
| BE ALL PUFFED UP | 1 |
| BE ANGRY | 1 |
| BE DEPRESSED | 1 |
| BE DISAGREEABLE | 1 |
| BE DISTURBED | 1 |
| BE GLOOMY | 1 |
| BE GLUM | 1 |
| BE GROUCHY | 1 |
| BE GRUFFY | 1 |
| BE MOODY | 1 |
| BE SNOOTY | 1 |
| BE STINKING | 1 |
| BE STUBBORN | 1 |
| BE SULKY | 1 |
| BE UNHAPPY | 1 |
| BRUTZ | 1 |
| BUG YOURSELF | 1 |
| BULL | 1 |
| BULL AROUND | 1 |
| CARRY ON | 1 |
| CRANKY | 1 |
| CRY OVER SPILLED MILK | 1 |
| CUT UP | 1 |
| DWELL ON IT | 1 |
| FRET NOT THYSELF | 1 |
| FROWN | 1 |
| FUME | 1 |
| GET A LONG LIP | 1 |
| GET DOWN | 1 |
| GET MAD | 1 |
| GET MOODY | 1 |
| GET ON YOUR HIGH HORSE | 1 |
| GET PEEVED | 1 |
| GET YOUR NOSE OUT OF JOINT | 1 |
| GLOOM AROUND | 1 |
| GO AROUND MOANING | 1 |
| GO INTO GLOOMS | 1 |
| GRIEVE OVER SPILLED MILK | 1 |
| GROAN | 1 |
| GROUSE AROUND | 1 |
| HANG YOUR LOWER LIP | 1 |
| HIT YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL | 1 |
| KEEP ON | 1 |
| KEEP ON POUTING | 1 |
| LEAVE IT GET YOU DOWN | 1 |
| MAKE A BIG FACE | 1 |
| MAKE A FACE | 1 |
| MAKE A LONG FACE | 1 |
| MOOD | 1 |
| MOON | 1 |
| MOPE OVER IT | 1 |
| MOPERY | 1 |
| PEEVISH | 1 |
| PINE | 1 |
| PISS AND MOAN | 1 |
| PLEAD | 1 |
| POUT OVER IT | 1 |
| PUFF | 1 |
| PUFF UP | 1 |
| PUSSYFOOT | 1 |
| PUT A PUSS ON | 1 |
| ROLL YOUR LIP ABOUT | 1 |
| SCOLD | 1 |
| SING THE BLUES | 1 |
| SOFT-TALK | 1 |
| SPUNK | 1 |
| STALL | 1 |
| STEP ON YOUR BOTTOM LIP | 1 |
| STEW AROUND | 1 |
| STICK OUT YOUR LIP | 1 |
| STICK OUT YOUR LOWER LIP | 1 |
| SULK AROUND | 1 |
| SULT | 1 |
| SWELL UP LIKE A PEWTER PIGEON | 1 |
| TAKE ON | 1 |
| TEASE | 1 |
| THROW A FIT | 1 |
| TROUBLE | 1 |
| WEAR A LONG FACE | 1 |
| WEEP | 1 |
| WORRY OVER SPILT MILK | 1 |
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