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sulk
[ suhlk ]
verb (used without object)
- to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood:
Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
noun
- a state or fit of sulking.
- sulks, ill-humor shown by sulking:
to be in the sulks.
- Also ܱİ. a person who sulks.
sulk
/ ʌ /
verb
- intr to be silent and resentful because of a wrong done to one, esp in order to gain sympathy; brood sullenly
the child sulked in a corner after being slapped
noun
- often plural a state or mood of feeling resentful or sullen
he's got the sulks
he's in a sulk because he lost the game
- Alsosulker a person who sulks
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳȴܱ verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sulk1
Example Sentences
They have had their post-2023 World Cup sulk and everyone has regrouped and moved on to the next challenge in 2027.
Exhausted and exasperated, the quarterback had a rhetorical question for the cluster: “Can’t you let a guy sulk in peace?”
"I was still sulking in the toilet. I came out when we needed about 15 runs. It was a tough one."
Maher also asked liberals to consider the fact that Trump is getting through the holidays just fine and that he "couldn't ask for a better gift" than knowing his opponents were sulking.
You are granted five minutes sulking time before raising your shoulders and saying, “It’s just sports,” so people know you are not a loser who cannot manage their emotions.
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