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sulk Definition

sulk (sulk)

intransitive verb

to be sulky

Etymology: back-form. < sulky

noun

  1. a sulky mood or state
  2. a sulky person
sulk Synonyms

sulk

v.

scowl, pout, frown, be sullen, be morose, be silent, glower, lower, gripe*, grouse*.

sulk Usage Examples

Object

  • cos: BB sulked cos she could climb on the climbing frame.
  • bit: Most areas are fishing well although the fish have understandably sulked a bit with the influx of cold water.

Converse of object

  • have: If you can't have a good sulk at her age then life ain't worth the effort is what I says.
  • get: SB did get sulk once because the others ' were being horrible to her ' - or some such.

Adjective modifier

  • big: True, you could be in the middle of the biggest sulk of all time.
  • incredible: Anelka should do well assuming he doesn't turn into the Incredible Sulk at some point.
  • major: However if she hits a fence she has a major sulk & wont go within 10 yards of another fence.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: Ex song birds are still sulking and will not sing at all.
  • then: Alan collected huge quantities of email onto his laptop, and then sulked when he realized he'd lost his red fedora.
  • n't: I don't see why I should n't sulk.
  • not: Sellers: The part of Maid Marion is still being played by Miss Mitchell The Sheriff: Fair damsel, pray do not sulk.
  • just: You just sulk All of the time, Why don't you pick me up or throw me a line?
  • much: Kewell was pushed onto the right but he hated it there and sulked so much that he kept swapping wings with Jason.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: I shouted a bit, realized I was talking to myself, and sulked off in quiet humiliation.

Used with why or when

  • when: Do I sit at home and sulk when I've played badly?

Infinitive complement

  • try: Jennifer Lopez has confessed how she cried and sulked to try to avoid shooting a topless sex scene.

Present participle complement

  • stare: And sulk staring electronic and wireless similar manner we're.

Preposition: in

  • corner: I'll bring my own next week and sulk in the corner.

Preposition: for

  • while: Jim is unhappy and goes into a sulk for a while.
  • bit: She sulked for a bit but is doing fine now, and she stays away from the filter.

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