sulk
verb/sʌlk/
/sʌlk/
[intransitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sulk | /sʌlk/ /sʌlk/ |
| he / she / it sulks | /sʌlks/ /sʌlks/ |
| past simple sulked | /sʌlkt/ /sʌlkt/ |
| past participle sulked | /sʌlkt/ /sʌlkt/ |
| -ing form sulking | /ˈsʌlkɪŋ/ /ˈsʌlkɪŋ/ |
- to look angry and refuse to speak or smile because you want people to know that you are upset about something
- He went off to sulk in his room.
- He was still sulking about the break-up of his band.
- She sulked all the way to the theatre.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: perhaps a back-formation from sulky.Definitions on the go
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