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Meanings of sulk in anglès

Be in a huff and display one's displeasure.

A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal.

Usage of sulk in anglès
1
He'd put aside shock and anger in favour of a good sulk.
Hex and the city
2
It was impossible to sulk for long if she was with them.
Five on a treasure island
3
Kell was sure that Rhy would sulk for weeks about his absence.
A Darker Shade of Magic
4
I DO sulk; and Stephen came back before I had finished sulking.
Anne of Avonlea
5
I only sulk for a moment before two more ambulance hovercrafts land.
The Hunger Pains
6
Barbara did not sulk; when one tried to baffle her she fought.
Lister's Great Adventure
7
The great commandment to the worker or thinker is,-Thoushalt not sulk.
Humanly Speaking
8
He was moving from a red rage to an oily gray sulk.
Neverwhere
9
Rhymer seemed fine, but Raley and Ochoa were still in a sulk.
Raging Heat
10
Casanova, after airing her high-flown ideas, began to sulk with her lover.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
11
Cathleen, who was nonconfrontational, would storm off and sulk in her room.
Escape
12
He can comfort himself or sulk all night, just as he pleases.
The White Princess
13
Bud wondered how long Cash, the old fool, would sulk like that.
Cabin Fever
14
Do not sulk, but love her and she will smile on you.
A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
15
Because they had been interfered with, I had done nothing but sulk.
Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of mission...
16
Ben lowered into his chair, his expression dangerously close to a sulk.
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Sulk across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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