sulked; sulking; sulks
: to be moodily silent
Examples of sulk in a Sentence
Verb
He went to sulk in his room.
She has been sulking all day.
Noun
a child sitting in a sulk over a minor disagreement
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes made sure not to sulk for too long.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Pout, sulk, and stay upset the Broncos declined the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
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Verb
The Iliad tells the story of the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Achilles, who sulks in his tent for most of the poem before rejoining the fight and turning the tide.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes made sure not to sulk for too long.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Instead, Arthur recites some Shakespeare and settles into a sulk after discovering some plans Edward has not shared with him.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Pout, sulk, and stay upset the Broncos declined the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
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“Sulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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sulk
1 of 2 verb
: to be silently angry, upset, or irritable
sulk
2 of 2 noun1
: the state of one sulking
—often used in plural
had a case of the sulks
2
: a sulky mood
was in a sulk
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