sulk
verb (used without object)
to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood.
sulks
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present tense formof sulk (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"All players want to play, it's normal, it's what makes us happy. I have team-mates who want to play too, but no one sulks," Griezmann told reporters.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
He doesn’t say so, exactly, but he sulks if I try to wear them.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
And as he goes off and sulks at being denied, she coaxes him back.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2022
Ramón de Ocampo, who plays Hamlet, broods and sulks as any Hamlet must.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022
Everyone was mad at Dad, which gave him a case of the sulks.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
