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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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 May 2025
After weeks of sulking around the hospital and begging anyone who’d listen — mostly Richard — for help convincing Catherine to reverse his remediation, Lucas finally caught a break this week.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
However, once Biden handed off the Democratic nomination to Newsom’s longtime friend, fellow Willie Brown protégé and political stablemate Kamala Harris, the California governor seemed to disappear into a long sulk.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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Verb
The rest of the cast refuse to ignore Angela, however, leaving Porsha to publicly sulk.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 May 2025
After weeks of sulking around the hospital and begging anyone who’d listen — mostly Richard — for help convincing Catherine to reverse his remediation, Lucas finally caught a break this week.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
Pout, sulk, and stay upset the Broncos declined the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
However, once Biden handed off the Democratic nomination to Newsom’s longtime friend, fellow Willie Brown protégé and political stablemate Kamala Harris, the California governor seemed to disappear into a long sulk.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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“Sulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulk. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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