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sulk

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As a verb, sulk means express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. As a noun, it means a state of sulking.

Meanings of sulk

6 meanings

verb

  1. To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

  2. Be in a huff and display one's displeasure

    “She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted”

    Similar: pout, brood

noun

  1. A state of sulking.

    “Leo has been in a sulk all morning.”

  2. A person who sulks

    “Don't be such a sulk, Leo!”

  3. A furrow.

  4. A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawalfeeling

    “stayed home in a sulk”

    Similar: sulkiness

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
sulkiness
verb: be in a huff and display one's displeasure
poutbrood

Words that rhyme with sulk

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