sullen
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4.7
- adjective
- /ˈsʌlən/
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- After losing the game, he sat in the corner with a sullen expression, refusing to speak to anyone.
These are our more resentful, sullen, victimized narcissists.
- These are our more resentful, sullen, victimized narcissists.
- But these people are generally very self absorbed and they're sullen.
- Like you're very sullen and this that and the other thing.
- So that's why Pablo's very sullen, angry responses and completely understandable response is no one commands here but me.
Examples
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The suspect was sullen and uncooperative.
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At Baton, he was sullen and small.
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I see a little boy who is sullen.
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Don't forget the sullen college kid.
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He could be very sullen.
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He's a sullen, detached man with very few friends.
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They become resentful and sullen.
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You look so sullen.
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Students we interviewed said, "He's been sullen, disgruntled lately, seems like he's angry at something or someone."
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Their faces were sullen, and a demanding insistency lurked in the politeness of their manner.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
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1.0
Feeling gloomy and sad
52
4.6
Serious and sad in feeling or mood
46
3.7
Showing an unfriendly, resentful mood
29
2.5
Feeling sad and without much hope
24
7.2
A person who is unfriendly and often angry in a rough or threatening way
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4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
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7.9
Being quiet and unhappy and showing little interest in others
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7.6
Serious and unfriendly in a way that looks gloomy
8
4.4
Feeling sad and quiet without much energy
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5.0
Quietly angry and not wanting to talk to others
2
5.5
Not bright or warm and making people feel sad
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9.9
Having a serious, quiet mood that shows sadness or anger
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5.1
Feeling sad and without much energy
Being bad-tempered and easily offended
A dark, angry look that seems threatening
Dark and sad in a way that makes you feel unhappy
Antonyms
How Sullen
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sullen comes from an old English word that meant 'silent' or 'gloomy'. Think of someone who sulks — quiet, unhappy, and a little angry — and you see why sullen describes a bad-tempered, gloomy person.