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BNC: 15549 COCA: 18787

sulk

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 sulk /ˈsʌlk/ verb
sulks; sulked; sulking
1 sulk
/ˈsʌlk/
verb
sulks; sulked; sulking
Learner's definition of SULK
[no object]
: to be angry or upset about something and to refuse to discuss it with other people生闷气;愠怒
2 sulk /ˈsʌlk/ noun
plural sulks
2 sulk
/ˈsʌlk/
noun
plural sulks
Learner's definition of SULK
[count]
: a period of time when someone is angry or upset and refuses to speak生闷气;愠怒
BNC: 15549 COCA: 18787

sulk

1 of 2

verb

sulked; sulking; sulks

intransitive verb

: to be moodily silent

sulk

2 of 2

noun

1
: the state of one sulking
often used in plural
had a case of the sulks
2
: a sulky mood or spell
in a sulk

Example Sentences

Verb He went to sulk in his room. She has been sulking all day. Noun a child sitting in a sulk over a minor disagreement
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
In comparison, some may sulk if they’re exposed to temperatures below 60 degrees. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022 That doesn’t mean an end to single-family homes, or that quaint bungalows will soon sulk in the shadows of towering apartment buildings. Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2021 Yes, many people do, and many who do not will sulk when their birthdays are not acknowledged. Washington Post, 28 June 2021 But this front office will not sulk and will get back to work in preparation for a crucial offseason, even without a first-round pick in hand. Jason Patt, Forbes, 23 June 2021 When Last Man Standing wasn’t picked up for the 10th season, fans everywhere started to sulk over how their favorite sitcom would end. Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 20 May 2021 All that was left was to bury my head in the pillow and try to sulk an apology out of her. Robert Tate Miller, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2020 Rivers had to learn that lesson long ago, to block it out and not to bring it home, not to sit and sulk with his wife, Tiffany, and their nine children. Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2020 The Celtics entered last season with an abundance of talent, leaving coach Brad Stevens with difficult choices to make when distributing playing time, and sometimes leaving deserving players sulking about their roles. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2019
Noun
While Donald Trump continues to sulk and stew over his 2020 election loss — so unfair! Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 16 Sep. 2022 The team is horrified to watch sweet little Hughie become corrupted by power… but there's no time to sulk. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 10 June 2022 The summits abruptly ended after that since Obama's successor, President Donald Trump, had no interest in being anybody's amigo, as his campaign based on insulting Mexicans and an outrageous sulk at the G7 summit in Canada made quite clear. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021 As Woodson pointed out, the Big Ten schedule offers no time to sulk. Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2022 Clinton and Penny reserve their darkest shade for former President Eric Dunn, a preening, bombastic one-termer who shredded the country’s reputation and retreated to Florida to sulk, play golf and plot his return. Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021 Dumpty grudgingly consented in a sour and surly sulk. John Lithgow, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 In the wild-card chase with precious few games left, the Mariners don’t have time to sulk after tough losses. San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021 Her anger and fatigue color her early opinions of other nuns, and Groff beautifully captures Marie’s teenaged sulk. Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

back-formation from sulky

First Known Use

Verb

1781, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sulk was in 1781
BNC: 15549 COCA: 18787

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