sulk
sulk
(sŭlk)intr.v. sulked, sulk·ing, sulks
To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.
n.
A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal: stayed home in a sulk; a case of the sulks.
[Back-formation from sulky.]
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sulk
(sʌlk)vb
(intr) to be silent and resentful because of a wrong done to one, esp in order to gain sympathy; brood sullenly: the child sulked in a corner after being slapped.
n
1. (often plural) a state or mood of feeling resentful or sullen: he's in a sulk because he lost the game; he's got the sulks.
2. Also: sulker a person who sulks
[C18: perhaps a back formation from sulky1]
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sulk
(sʌlk)v.i.
1. to remain in sullen silence.
n.2. a state or fit of sulking.
3. the sulks, ill-humor shown by sulking.
[1775–85; back formation from sulky]
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sulk
- A back-formation of sulky, from obsolete sulke, "sluggish."See also related terms for sluggish.
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sulk
Past participle: sulked
Gerund: sulking
| Imperative |
|---|
| sulk |
| sulk |
| Present |
|---|
| I sulk |
| you sulk |
| he/she/it sulks |
| we sulk |
| you sulk |
| they sulk |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sulked |
| you sulked |
| he/she/it sulked |
| we sulked |
| you sulked |
| they sulked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sulking |
| you are sulking |
| he/she/it is sulking |
| we are sulking |
| you are sulking |
| they are sulking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sulked |
| you have sulked |
| he/she/it has sulked |
| we have sulked |
| you have sulked |
| they have sulked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sulking |
| you were sulking |
| he/she/it was sulking |
| we were sulking |
| you were sulking |
| they were sulking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sulked |
| you had sulked |
| he/she/it had sulked |
| we had sulked |
| you had sulked |
| they had sulked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sulk |
| you will sulk |
| he/she/it will sulk |
| we will sulk |
| you will sulk |
| they will sulk |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sulked |
| you will have sulked |
| he/she/it will have sulked |
| we will have sulked |
| you will have sulked |
| they will have sulked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sulking |
| you will be sulking |
| he/she/it will be sulking |
| we will be sulking |
| you will be sulking |
| they will be sulking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sulking |
| you have been sulking |
| he/she/it has been sulking |
| we have been sulking |
| you have been sulking |
| they have been sulking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sulking |
| you will have been sulking |
| he/she/it will have been sulking |
| we will have been sulking |
| you will have been sulking |
| they will have been sulking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sulking |
| you had been sulking |
| he/she/it had been sulking |
| we had been sulking |
| you had been sulking |
| they had been sulking |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sulk |
| you would sulk |
| he/she/it would sulk |
| we would sulk |
| you would sulk |
| they would sulk |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sulked |
| you would have sulked |
| he/she/it would have sulked |
| we would have sulked |
| you would have sulked |
| they would have sulked |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  sulk - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" |
| Verb | 1. | sulk - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
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sulk
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sulk
verbTo be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest:
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Translations
trucovatmračit se
surmule
murjottaa
duriti se
duzzog
vera í fÿlu
すねる
부루퉁해지다
rodyti nepasitenkinimą
būt īgnam/neapmierinātam
trucovať
kujati se
sura
อารมณ์บูดบึ้งไม่พูดไม่จา
giận dỗi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sulk
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sulk
(salk) verbto show anger or resentment by being silent. He's sulking because his mother won't let him have an ice-cream.
ˈsulky adjectivesulking, or tending to sulk. in a sulky mood; a sulky girl.
ˈsulkily adverbˈsulkiness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sulk
→ يُبَوِّزُ trucovat surmule schmollen σκυθρωπιάζω enfurruñarse murjottaa bouder duriti se fare il broncio すねる 부루퉁해지다 mokken furte nadąsać się estar amuado, estar emburrado дуться sura อารมณ์บูดบึ้งไม่พูดไม่จา suratını asmak giận dỗi 愠怒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009