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sulk

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verb \ˈsəlk\

Definition of sulk

  1. intransitive verb

  2. :  to be moodily silent

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Examples of sulk in a Sentence

  1. He went to sulk in his room.

  2. She has been sulking all day.

Origin and Etymology of sulk

back-formation from sulky


First Known Use: 1781

sulk Synonyms

Synonyms
grump, mope, pout
Related Words
brood, dwell (on), mull (over), muse (over), ponder; frown, glower, lower (also lour), scowl; carry on, take on; pet
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sulk

noun

Definition of sulk

  1. 1 :  the state of one sulking —often used in plural had a case of the sulks

  2. 2 :  a sulky mood or spell in a sulk

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Examples of sulk in a Sentence

  1. a child sitting in a sulk over a minor disagreement

1804

First Known Use of sulk

1804

sulk Synonyms

Synonyms
grouch, hump [British], pet, pouts, snit, sulkiness, sullenness
Related Words
blues, dumps, mopes; surliness; biliousness, choler, crankiness, crossness, crotchetiness, fantods, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, peevishness, perverseness, perversity, pettishness, petulance, surliness, testiness, waspishness; cantankerousness, disagreeableness, dyspepsia, fretfulness, orneriness; fussiness, querulousness; oversensitiveness, sensitivity
Near Antonyms
cheerfulness, gaiety (also gayety), gladsomeness, high-spiritedness, lightheartedness, perkiness; affability, agreeableness, amenity, amicability, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sociability, sociality; amiability, amiableness, good-humoredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness

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SULK Defined for English Language Learners

sulk

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verb

Definition of sulk for English Language Learners

  • : to be angry or upset about something and to refuse to discuss it with other people

sulk

noun

Definition of sulk for English Language Learners

  • : a period of time when someone is angry or upset and refuses to speak

SULK Defined for Kids

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sulk

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verb \ˈsəlk\

Definition of sulk for Students

sulked

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sulking

  1. :  to be angry or irritable about something but childishly refuse to talk about it

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sulk

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noun

Definition of sulk for Students

  1. 1 :  the state of a person who is sullenly silent or irritable He has a case of the sulks.

  2. 2 :  a sulky mood She's in a sulk.

Learn More about sulk

  1. See words that rhyme with sulk Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for sulk Spanish Central: Translation of sulk Nglish: Translation of sulk for Spanish speakers

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