to sulk
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3.5
- verb
- /sʌlk/
:
enfurruñarse
- After her friends teased her, she decided to stay in her room and sulk instead of joining them.
I'd rather sulk in my sadness and defeat.
- I'd rather sulk in my sadness and defeat.
- So I don't like if I'm sulking about something.
- And when I'm ill, rather than like lay in bed and kind of sulk.
- You know, I believe that it is important to not sulk.
- But she does have this balance and she never let herself sulk too long.
- And you know, that's different than Achilles sulking in his tent because he's angry with Agamemnon, who he he chose not to kill, right?
- And if the people that you love or you can sulk, you can be a victim.
Examples
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You can sulk in your room, or you can get out there and do the play.
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"Are you going to sulk all the way home?" Fran asked.
Fiction book (1991) -
But she does have this balance and she never let herself sulk too long.
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Let her sulk and cry.
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There she used to sulk until her mother or sister came to find her.
Fiction book (1991) -
Your old teammates are out there, but you just sulk here by yourself.
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Instead he has been sulking ever since.
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If you're going to sulk all day, stay out of my way.
Fiction book (1997) -
Kay was not used to being checked in public, and thereafter sulked, not speaking to anyone.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tristan spent weeks sulking in the woods, sinking deeper into despair.
Synonyms
41
3.4
To push out your lips to show that you are annoyed or disappointed
1
4.9
To complain when you are in a bad mood
1
9.9
To complain and act sad or upset
To stay silent and show you are angry or upset
Antonyms
How Upset
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sulk as a verb means to show you are upset by being quiet or pulling away. The word probably comes from old northern English words for being 'silent', which is why to sulk is to pull away and refuse to talk.