Estar de morros

to be sulking; **to be sulking**; **to be in a huff**; **to be giving someone the silent treatment**; **to be on bad terms**; **to be in a mood**

Estar de morros (con alguien) means to be sulking, be on bad terms with someone or be annoyed with someone and showing it.

It usually refers to temporary disagreements rather than serious conflicts.

• two people have had an argument
• someone is sulking
• friends or relatives stop speaking normally after a disagreement
• someone is visibly offended
• the atmosphere is tense after a minor conflict

The expression comes from morro, meaning the snout of an animal.

By extension, it came to describe the exaggerated pout people make when they are angry or offended.

From this physical gesture, Spanish developed the figurative expression estar de morros, referring to the emotional state itself.

The expression usually refers to minor disagreements.

People who are de morros are often expected to reconcile after a short time.

For serious conflicts, Spanish speakers normally choose stronger expressions such as:

• estar enfrentados
• estar peleados
• romper relaciones

Spanish has several expressions describing annoyance after an argument:

• Estar de morros → to be sulking.
• Estar enfadado → to be angry.
• Estar mosqueado → to be annoyed or suspicious.
• Estar de uñas → to be extremely irritable.

Among them, estar de morros is the most closely associated with pouting and temporary interpersonal tension rather than lasting hostility.

Do not translate the expression literally.

English speakers would never say:

They're with pouts.

Instead, use expressions such as:

• They're sulking.
• She's in a huff.
• They're not speaking to each other.
• He's giving her the silent treatment.

Choose the translation according to whether the emphasis is on the emotion or the relationship.