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sulk

[ suhlk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. 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

  1. a state or fit of sulking.
  2. sulks, ill-humor shown by sulking:

    to be in the sulks.

  3. Also ܱİ. a person who sulks.

sulk

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. 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

  2. Alsosulker a person who sulks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dzܳȴܱ verb (used with object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sulk1

First recorded in 1775–85; back formation from sulky
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sulk1

C18: perhaps a back formation from sulky 1
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They have had their post-2023 World Cup sulk and everyone has regrouped and moved on to the next challenge in 2027.

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Exhausted and exasperated, the quarterback had a rhetorical question for the cluster: “Can’t you let a guy sulk in peace?”

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"I was still sulking in the toilet. I came out when we needed about 15 runs. It was a tough one."

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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.

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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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