sulk
verb (used without object)
to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood.
sulked
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past participleof sulk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sulk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sulkverb (used without object)to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood.
Example Sentences
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When I first graduated, I moved back in with my parents and sulked around because I was unemployed and without an internship lined up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Some 17-year-olds might have sulked at the prospect of swapping the glamour of the Premier League for games against Grimsby and Peterborough.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
And there’s “Gladiator,” of course, in which Phoenix sulked up a storm as the Roman emperor Commodus, a performance that feels, in retrospect, like a petulant warm-up act for this movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Little Man never acted out; he never sulked or stormed off in frustration.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
I suppose it is to Caroline’s credit that she seldom sulked about this deprivation.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
