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sulk

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) sulk (verb)
  2. 2) sulk (noun)

1sulk

verb \ˈsəlk\

Definition of SULK

intransitive verb
: to be moodily silent
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Examples of SULK

  1. He went to sulk in his room.
  2. She has been sulking all day.

Origin of SULK

back-formation from sulky
First Known Use: 1781

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Rhymes with SULK

bulk, hulk, skulk, yolk

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