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sulk

American  
[suhlk] / sʌlk /

verb (used without object)

  1. 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

  1. a state or fit of sulking.

  2. sulks, ill-humor shown by sulking.

    to be in the sulks.

  3. Also sulker. a person who sulks.

sulk British  
/ sʌlk /

verb

  1. (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
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noun

  1. (often plural) a state or mood of feeling resentful or sullen

    he's in a sulk because he lost the game

    he's got the sulks

  2. Also: sulker.  a person who sulks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • outsulk verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of sulk

First recorded in 1775–85; back formation from sulky

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