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verb

as in to pout
to silently go about in a bad mood the toddler would sulk for hours whenever he didn't get his way

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Recent Examples of sulk
Noun
Julio has a permanent sulk on his face and a worrying stoop in his gait. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024 While Mel says he’s gotten better and has learned to celebrate Nick’s life more than sulk, the pain remains. Jonathan M. Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Verb
Meantime what’s clearest in the murky cornerback situation is: Ramsey — not unlike a star of similar wattage in Jimmy Butler of the Heat — pretty much sulked and unprofessionally forced his way out of town. Miami Herald, 8 July 2025 The man’s strength was augmented by his tackle, but the shark sulked near the bottom with the huge steel hook set in its upper jaw, just outside the teeth. Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sulk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sulk
Noun
  • 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
  • Now when her lip even moves up in the slightest the pup walks away and sits down to pout.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • For lips prone to fine lines, wrinkles, and volume loss, products that wrap a wash of color in a blend of anti-aging ingredients bring a time-rewinding polish to any makeup look—or pout.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At certain workplaces, it’s frowned upon to sit, to appear idle or to gather around in groups.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In Israel it is frowned upon to criticize the nation, especially in front of outsiders.
    Uriel Kon September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cena has been delivering his signature sharp mic work, routinely dominating verbal exchanges while Paul has been forced to scowl while the master gets in all of his barbs and sons him at every opportunity.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • His Teddy is a skeevy, scowling hippie incel who seems to have burnt everything out of himself but the desire for vengeance.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Reid added Rice that never moped around and stayed positive.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Sulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sulk. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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