sulk
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.
a state or fit of sulking.
sulks, ill-humor shown by sulking: to be in the sulks.
Also sulker. a person who sulks.
Origin of sulk
1Other words from sulk
- outsulk, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby sulk
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How to use sulk in a sentence
The cop swiftly rebukes Bieber, who then goes off to cross his arms and sulk petulantly in a corner.
Watch Justin Bieber Try to Walk in a Straight Line After His DUI Arrest | Amy Zimmerman | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery interaction with her was fraught lest she would throw a sulk or sink into a pout.
Karl Taro Greenfeld on His Novel “Triburbia,” Con Men, and Literary Success | Nick McDonell | August 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the Supreme Court overturns the health-care law, Democrats will be tempted to sulk and feel sorry for themselves.
Michael Tomasky: Democrats Should Come Out Swinging Against the Court | Michael Tomasky | June 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSome will go off and sulk, and their followers will stay home on Election Day.
Common prudence forced them to sulk all day in the stall of the khan, while Musa went forth to make his discoveries.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
They sulk and pout, worse than humans, if one act wins more applause than another.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneySadie did not often sulk, and he was grateful because she said nothing about what had happened on the previous night.
The Girl From Keller's | Harold BindlossHe used to sulk for a week afterwards, avoiding Alan in the 'quarter' and ostentatiously burying himself in a group of boarders.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie"Elvira can sulk for the rest of eternity, if she wants to," Mea said now without the slightest trace of sadness.
Maezli | Johanna Spyri
British Dictionary definitions for sulk
/ (sʌlk) /
(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
(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
Also: sulker a person who sulks
Origin of sulk
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