sulk

To sulk is to be aloof or withdrawn or to show signs of being in a bad temper.

(verb)

When you sit around pouting after you have lost a game, this is an example of to sulk.

See sulk in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to be sulky

Origin: back-form. < sulky

noun

See sulk in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb sulked, sulk·ing, sulks

To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.

noun

A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal: stayed home in a sulk; a case of the sulks.

Origin:

Origin: Back-formation from sulky¹

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