sulking
- present participle of sulk.
Example Sentences
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I send a swatch of Sulking Room Pink to Robyn, knowing she’ll appreciate the name.
From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2021
Sulking about not playing “can be damaging to the team” and can’t be tolerated, he added.
From Washington Times • May 15, 2018
Sulking and self-loathing weren’t allowed at home, said Ms. Rousey’s oldest sister, Maria Burns Ortiz, a former sports journalist and a founder of a video game company who lives in Santa Monica.,
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2015
Sulking, acerbic Esther Greenwood—Holden Caulfield in a shantung sheath—is in Manhattan, supposedly “having a real whirl,” but is actually spending most of her time obsessing over executions and stuffing herself with expensive condiments.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2013
Sulking on a transatlantic flight back home wasn’t going to help me any.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
