as in pouts
a state of resentful silence or irritability
a child sitting in a sulk over a minor disagreement
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Recent Examples of sulk
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
Julio has a permanent sulk on his face and a worrying stoop in his gait.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
But his 14-year-old brother sulked the entire time.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Chalamet sulks and talks out of the side of his mouth, picking from a grab bag of accents that vary with each scene—all of which are far more reedy and cartoonish than Dylan actually sounded in his younger days.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
Julio has a permanent sulk on his face and a worrying stoop in his gait.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024
Verb
From left: Rosie the dog sulks on a bed with her paw-pad injury.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
But his 14-year-old brother sulked the entire time.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sulk
Noun
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Before this high achiever entered La Mer’s roster of offerings, its lip category consisted only of The Lip Balm, The Lip Polish, and The Lip Volumizer — all geared towards nourishing, restoring, and, in case of the latter, treating pouts to buildable color.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This was followed by a shot of them all pouting as Landon and Alabama flashed peace signs and their dad took his turn to flip off the camera.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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After looking at Short's phone, Gomez sweetly pouted while turning to her fiancé Benny Blanco with a smile.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brown continues to make backers frown.—
Brad Evans,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sitting on a purple-and-gold sofa, Mamdani tasted his biryani and frowned.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now our favorite scowling friend is getting his own movie, too.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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In terms of my entry point to him, just understanding that this wasn’t a monster that was going to be scowling in the shadows and looking for any opportunity to hurt someone.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In June the McCoys went back to Bloomington and Catherine spent the summer moping.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bradbury insisted post-game that none of the Patriots moped or quit.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Sulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sulk. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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