sulking
- present participle of sulk.
Example Sentences
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That shows you his mentality - not sulking because he isn't playing but looking for alternatives.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
So does not sulking when kids don’t invite you on their vacation or forget to send Mother’s Day cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
“Instead of sulking on, ‘Well, I tried this and it failed, now I don’t know where to go,’ I just used it as positive things, and eventually turned.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
One such scene in the premiere smash cuts between a lonesome Chris sulking by himself at home.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2025
So Julie would spend Sunday afternoon sulking and Bri would spend it gasping and claiming she was fine, and Alex would have to act sympathetic, when all he wanted to do was run.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
