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Emotion & Feeling

むっつり

muttsuri

Sullen; silently morose

Being gloomily silent and uncommunicative, with a brooding, sulky expression. Someone who keeps their feelings hidden behind a stern face.

💡Used for someone who won't talk, sits silently with a grim face, or hides their true feelings.

Example

彼はむっつりと黙り込んで、何を考えているかわからなかった。

He sat silently with a sullen expression, and no one could tell what he was thinking.

Quiz yourself

He just sat there ___ without saying a word all evening.

彼は一晩中___と黙り込んでいた。

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Intermediate