sulk
11sulk — ► VERB ▪ be silent, morose, and bad tempered through annoyance or disappointment. ► NOUN ▪ a period of sulking. DERIVATIVES sulker noun …
12sulk|i|ly — «SUHL kuh lee», adverb. in a sulky manner …
13sulk — sulk1 [sʌlk] v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: sulky] to be silently angry and refuse to be friendly or discuss what is annoying or upsetting you used to show disapproval ▪ Nicola sulked all morning. sulk 2 sulk2 [i]n a time when someone is sulking… …
14sulk — sulk1 [ sʌlk ] verb intransitive to show that you are angry about being treated badly by looking unhappy and not talking to anyone: He s like a spoilt child, sulking in the corner. sulk sulk 2 [ sʌlk ] noun count a short period when you show… …
15sulk — I UK [sʌlk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms sulk : present tense I/you/we/they sulk he/she/it sulks present participle sulking past tense sulked past participle sulked to show that you are angry about being treated badly by looking unhappy… …
16sulk — [[t]sʌ̱lk[/t]] sulks, sulking, sulked VERB If you sulk, you are silent and bad tempered for a while because you are annoyed about something. He turned his back and sulked. Syn: mood N COUNT: oft in/into a N Sulk is also a noun. He went off in a… …
17sulk — v. (D; intr.) to sulk about, over * * * [sʌlk] over (D; intr.) to sulk about …
18sulk — 1 verb (I) to show that you are annoyed about something by being silent and having an unhappy expression on your face: Stuart s sulking because I told him he couldn t go out and play. 2 noun BrE in a sulk angry and silent: Neil s in a sulk… …
19sulk — v. & n. v.intr. indulge in a sulk, be sulky. n. (also in pl., prec. by the) a period of sullen esp. resentful silence (having a sulk; got the sulks). Derivatives: sulker n. Etymology: perh. back form. f. SULKY …
20sulk — I. intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from sulky Date: 1781 to be moodily silent II. noun Date: 1804 1. the state of one sulking often used in plural < had a case of the sulks > 2. a sulky mood or spell …
