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😢 An upset person 😢 To sulk
to sook

to sook

1 9.9
To complain and act sad or upset
  • verb
  • Australian
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  • He tends to sook whenever things do not go his way.

Examples

  • Instead of trying to solve the problem, she just sooked in the corner.

  • If you sook about every little setback, you will never move forward.

  • Don't sook about everything!

  • He always sooks when he doesn't get his way.

  • She always sooks when things don't go her way.

  • After losing the game, he spent the afternoon sooking on the couch.

  • If you keep sooking about your workload, you won't get any sympathy from your coworkers.

Antonyms

to cheer up
  • Informal
234 1.4

To feel happier after being sad or to make someone feel happier

How Sulky

to throw a tantrum
  • Informal
18 4.4
to sook
  • Australian
1 9.9
to mope
52 4.6

Surface Forms

sook infinitive
sooked past
sooked past participle
sooking present participle
sooks third person singular

Etymology

Sook as a verb means to sulk or mope when things go wrong. Think of the verb sulk or of a child who sucks their thumb when unhappy ('to suck'), because to sook is to act in that sad, complaining way.