sulk
verb (used without object)
to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood.
has sulked
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present perfectof sulk (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since then, Salisbury has sulked, turning a smoldering Tory eye on Macmillan's "liberal" policy of giving independence to the African colonies, and on Macmillan's witty, untitled Colonial Secretary.
From Time Magazine Archive
I know she was with him all the time he was here, and since he was metaphorically kicked off the premises she has sulked in her room.
From A Face Illumined by Edward Payson Roe
She has sulked with me lately because I will not give in to her absurd fad about Lady Betty.
From Uncle Max by Rosa Nouchette Carey
Not every girl as pretty as Ethel is would care to notice him, and persist in it in spite of everything; yet he has sulked with her of late.
From The Talking Horse And Other Tales by F. Anstey
