sulk

[US]/sʌlk/
[UK]/sʌlk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. be angry or resentful; show discontent
n. anger or resentment; a person who is angry or resentful

Phrases & Collocations

throw a sulk

in a sulk

sulking face

sulking mood

Example Sentences

He is in the sulks today.

The child took sulks,and would not eat.

she was in a fit of the sulks .

The firm lips pouted in a sulk.

stayed home in a sulk; a case of the sulks.

he was sulking over the break-up of his band.

He remained impervious to all Nell’s sulks and blandishments.

When we told her she couldn't go with us, she went and sulked in her room.

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