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Meanings of sulk in English

Be in a huff and display one's displeasure.

A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal.

Synonyms
Examples for "brood"
Examples for "brood"
1
This year they have gone one better, with a brood of four.
The Guardian
2
Spreading a brood among several figs will have one of two consequences.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
3
He decided to let her brood on it till, say, next week.
East of eden
4
With the arsenate you apply it once and kill all the brood.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
5
The keeper opens the two center partitions to examine the brood cells.
War and Peace
1
I did note, however, her lower lip puffed out in a pout.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
2
Shandy, glancing back for a moment, saw Hurwood's pout of scholarly dissatisfaction.
On Stranger Tides
3
There was a slight pout about her lips; she hung her head.
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
4
That familiar pout returned as she continued to toy with his wings.
Embrace the darkness
5
It also gives nourishment when used overnight, for a perfect morning pout.
The Irish Times
Usage of sulk in English
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 through the time
Sulk across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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