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sulk
[ suhlk ]
verb (used without object)
- to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood:
Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
noun
- a state or fit of sulking.
- sulks, ill-humor shown by sulking:
to be in the sulks.
- Also sulker. a person who sulks.
sulk
/ sʌlk /
verb
- intr to be silent and resentful because of a wrong done to one, esp in order to gain sympathy; brood sullenly
the child sulked in a corner after being slapped
noun
- often plural a state or mood of feeling resentful or sullen
he's got the sulks
he's in a sulk because he lost the game
- Alsosulker a person who sulks
Other Words From
- outsulk verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sulk1
Example Sentences
You are granted five minutes sulking time before raising your shoulders and saying, “It’s just sports,” so people know you are not a loser who cannot manage their emotions.
“You never want to sulk, like head down,” offensive lineman Trey Pipkins III said.
The closing argument appeared shortly after that, Will Smith blasting another weak pitch over the center field fence, one dugout dancing, the other one sulking — game over.
Liberals and the rest of the decent, non-bigoted majority sulk in exasperation.
Like the majority of teenagers, Jack Draper could sometimes sulk on the tennis court.
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