sourpuss (Meaning)

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sourpuss (n)

someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

sourpuss Sentence Examples

  1. The cashier's sourpuss expression discouraged any attempt at conversation.
  2. With his perpetual sourpuss demeanor, he seemed to repel social interactions.
  3. The restaurant's ambiance was spoiled by the sourpuss waiter who ignored our requests.
  4. Despite their best efforts, the comedians couldn't break through the sourpuss audience's resistance to laughter.
  5. The sourpuss customer sent the cashier into a spiral of self-doubt.
  6. Even the sunshine couldn't dispel the sourpuss expression etched on her face.
  7. The sourpuss librarian seemed to relish in silencing the smallest of whispers.
  8. The sourpuss professor graded papers with a heavy hand, punishing students for any perceived error.
  9. The sourpuss dog snarled at anyone who dared to approach its owner.
  10. The sourpuss coworker had a knack for casting a gloomy cloud over every meeting.

FAQs About the word sourpuss

someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

bear, curmudgeon,crab, complainer, crank, mutterer, croaker, kicker, grouser, whiner

optimist, optimist, Pollyanna, Pollyanna,,happy camper, happy camper

The cashier's sourpuss expression discouraged any attempt at conversation.

With his perpetual sourpuss demeanor, he seemed to repel social interactions.

The restaurant's ambiance was spoiled by the sourpuss waiter who ignored our requests.

Despite their best efforts, the comedians couldn't break through the sourpuss audience's resistance to laughter.