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sulk1 verbsulk2 noun sulksulk1 /sʌlk/ verb [intransitive]  sulkOrigin: 1700-1800 sulky VERB TABLEsulk |
Present | I, you, we, they | sulk | | he, she, it | sulks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sulked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sulked | | he, she, it | has sulked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sulked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sulk | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sulked |
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Present | I | am sulking | | he, she, it | is sulking | | you, we, they | are sulking | Past | I, he, she, it | was sulking | | you, we, they | were sulking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sulking | | he, she, it | has been sulking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sulking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sulking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sulking |
- Cindy always sulks when I won't buy her any candy.
- What are you sulking about now?
- You can't sit around sulking all day.
- He sulked, grateful only that he had not insisted on the iron mask, but had chosen the velvet one.
- It hurts, you know, but he wouldn't want me to sulk on it.
- Madeleine, however, did not sulk for long.
- Mitchell could have sulked his way out of the league, which happens frequently.
- No, on second thoughts, I wasn't sulking.
- Tony was humming to himself as he drove along but Freddie sat silent, sulking over the raid that never was.
unfriendly and quiet because you are angry► sullen someone who is sullen behaves in a bad-tempered, unfriendly way and does not smile or talk much to people: · Dick just sat there with a sullen expression on his face, refusing to speak.· The secretary was sullen and uncooperative. ► sulky someone who is sulky has an angry, unhappy look on their face and does not talk much, especially because they think they have been treated unfairly: · On the drive home, Maria was sulky and said very little.· William was a sulky little boy who seemed to care for nothing except his video games. ► sulk also be in a sulk British if someone sulks , they are deliberately silent and bad-tempered for a period of time, because something has annoyed them, or because they think that they have been treated unfairly: · Cindy always sulks when I won't buy her any candy.· You can't sit around sulking all day.sulk about something: · What are you sulking about now? 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. |