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sulkysulk‧y /ˈsʌlki/ adjective   sulkyOrigin: 1700-1800 Probably from sulke ‘slow-moving’ (1600-1700) - a sulky frown
- 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.
- But if Nelson Lord was right-no wonder they were sulky, staying away from home as much as they could.
- In church they kept to their own groups, but here they jostled shoulder to shoulder, watchful and sulky.
- The big bird squatted quietly against Rima's chest, but her eyes held a sulky, defiant glare.
- The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees.
- These phases should be short and not involve the parent being sulky for half a day.
- With sulky faces, the students turned to go.
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? sulking, or tending to sulk → moody:  a sulky child He put on a sulky expression. Katherine sat in a sulky silence.—sulkily adverb—sulkiness noun [uncountable] |