Definition of sulk in English:

sulk

verb sʌlksəlk

[no object]

Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.
（因生气、失望而）不说话，愠怒，郁闷
he was sulking over the break-up of his band
他正因自己乐队解散而闷闷不乐。
Example sentencesExamples
- I sulked all the way there and then secretly slipped away and made my way back to the sea front and the fun park.
- I sat and sulked for a while, then we started talking about something else.
- During dinner he sat and sulked and after a while he wandered off by himself.
- Let's hope Branch and Jensen aren't sulking at each other seven days hence.
- Just anecdotal, but the way my dog sulks every time I pull out my suitcase and start packing tells me there is more than instinct driving their behavior.
- Indeed, I recall I was soon moved to a different class, where I sulked for the best part of a year.
- Even this season that represents the death of the garden is a vital one for our Japanese gardener, while our western gardener sulks until spring.
- The score was five to two, the San Francisco team was losing, and she was sulking.
- He pouts and sulks, but achieves moments of inspired brilliance.
- It took forever to get home again, and I sulked all the way.
- He sulked and could get nasty if he did not get his own way.
- And after heated arguments and manic flicking through the pages of the dictionary, I lost the game, and sulked.
- She cried and stomped her foot and sulked because I had won.
- With that the writer returned to his seat and didn't write for another 10 minutes as he was sulking.
- As the Sparks made a celebratory jaunt off the court, the Storm players dipped their heads and sulked into the locker room.
- His only begotten son sulks in his room listening to angst rock over Easter.
- So I sulked throughout the entire carol service and nativity play, and stomped around behaving like my own little storm cloud.
- When he does not like what is happening, he either sulks or throws tantrums.
- Ron was sulking in one of the armchairs and Hermione was sitting on the other bed looking concerned.
- I collapsed on a park bench and sulked for a while, contemplated bawling but I didn't have the energy.
Synonyms
mope, brood, pout, be sullen, have a long face, be in a bad mood, be put out, be out of sorts, be out of humour, be grumpy, be despondent, be moody, be resentful, pine, harbour a grudge, eat one's heart out, moon about/around
informal be in a huff, be down in the dumps, be miffed, glower

noun sʌlksəlk

A period of sulking.
she was in a fit of the sulks
她在生闷气。
Example sentencesExamples
- Adam, still in the sulks, was waiting outside the office door.
- After much badgering and a spectacular case of the sulks, Mum admitted defeat, unlocked the safe and sent us to a proper barber shop.
- This accounts for the curious recursion and exponentialism in their arguments - each stupid, petty point leads to a hundred other miniscule sulks, misrepresentations and so on.
- In the meantime, carry on with your sulk if you wish.
- Yes, the way I am there will probably be initial sulks every time a new situation pops up but then I can adjust and move on.
- It makes no difference how much the other might desire it, the issue is closed, with no recriminations, no sulks, no argument, just the simple acceptance of the other's view.
- It was a dispassionate declaration, said serenely, not in the heat of a tantrum or the cool spite of a sulk.
- I've always had issues with plays, although I think that's probably because I went into a prolonged sulk in the mid 1990s when some of my plays were turned down!
- When his first article appeared (minus about 400 words of filler) under his Sunday name of Darius Danesh, he went into a protracted sulk.
- He had been warned by one of his aides that the cameras were panting to snap any display of the sulks.
- Summer decided to take the day off today, turning over to a chill, grey, rainy fit of the sulks.
- Putting up with sulks and tantrums after a straight sets defeat or a poor innings go with the territory for the wives of sportsmen.
- He indulged my sulks and pouts, bought candy necklaces for me from the corner store.
- As soon as a person hears the word rebellion one immediately paints a picture of sulks and tantrums and unreasonable behavior.
- I shall send my whining up to the god of sulks and tantrums, and see what happens.
- Elsewhere in the Kingdom they've been having major thunderstorms and torrential downpours so I'm not going to complain when all we've had is a long case of the metereological sulks.
- It was a fascinating programme because of the extent to which the daughter refused to face reality and there were plenty of tantrums and sulks.
- Kids only enjoy this nonsense because adults don't understand it and any parent who pretends to have it sussed deserves the weeks of sulks, slammed doors and interminable sighing that will inevitably follow.
- There can be no sulks, no horrendous body language on the court, no blaming other people for defeat.
- But for five years he went into a colossal sulk, blaming his problems on ‘the curse of being lower middle class’ and refusing to give interviews.
Synonyms
bad mood, fit of bad humour, fit of ill humour, fit of pique, pet, mood, pout, temper, bad temper, the sulks, the doldrums, the blues
informal huff, grump
British informal strop, paddy

Derivatives

sulker

nounˈsʌlkəˈsəlkər

Do you have a Gemini chatterbox or a Scorpio sulker on your hands?
Example sentencesExamples
- They were temperamental opposites: He was a screamer, and she was a sulker.
- Nicky Law wants battlers not sulkers in his dressing room.
- If you haven't noticed, I'm an excellent sulker.
- He claimed the Kiwis mocked his English parentage and lack of enthusiasm for rugby; they thought he was a self-absorbed sulker.

Origin

Late 18th century: perhaps a back-formation from sulky.

Rhymes

bulk, hulk, skulk

Definition of sulk in US English:

sulk

verbsəlksəlk

[no object]

Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.
（因生气、失望而）不说话，愠怒，郁闷
he was sulking over the breakup of his band
他正因自己乐队解散而闷闷不乐。
Example sentencesExamples
- Ron was sulking in one of the armchairs and Hermione was sitting on the other bed looking concerned.
- She cried and stomped her foot and sulked because I had won.
- He pouts and sulks, but achieves moments of inspired brilliance.
- When he does not like what is happening, he either sulks or throws tantrums.
- Even this season that represents the death of the garden is a vital one for our Japanese gardener, while our western gardener sulks until spring.
- The score was five to two, the San Francisco team was losing, and she was sulking.
- Just anecdotal, but the way my dog sulks every time I pull out my suitcase and start packing tells me there is more than instinct driving their behavior.
- So I sulked throughout the entire carol service and nativity play, and stomped around behaving like my own little storm cloud.
- And after heated arguments and manic flicking through the pages of the dictionary, I lost the game, and sulked.
- His only begotten son sulks in his room listening to angst rock over Easter.
- As the Sparks made a celebratory jaunt off the court, the Storm players dipped their heads and sulked into the locker room.
- He sulked and could get nasty if he did not get his own way.
- With that the writer returned to his seat and didn't write for another 10 minutes as he was sulking.
- During dinner he sat and sulked and after a while he wandered off by himself.
- I sulked all the way there and then secretly slipped away and made my way back to the sea front and the fun park.
- Indeed, I recall I was soon moved to a different class, where I sulked for the best part of a year.
- I sat and sulked for a while, then we started talking about something else.
- Let's hope Branch and Jensen aren't sulking at each other seven days hence.
- It took forever to get home again, and I sulked all the way.
- I collapsed on a park bench and sulked for a while, contemplated bawling but I didn't have the energy.
Synonyms
mope, brood, pout, be sullen, have a long face, be in a bad mood, be put out, be out of sorts, be out of humour, be grumpy, be despondent, be moody, be resentful, pine, harbour a grudge, eat one's heart out, moon about, moon around

nounsəlksəlk

A period of gloomy and bad-tempered silence stemming from annoyance and resentment.
生气，愠怒
she was in a fit of the sulks
她在生闷气。
Example sentencesExamples
- It makes no difference how much the other might desire it, the issue is closed, with no recriminations, no sulks, no argument, just the simple acceptance of the other's view.
- It was a dispassionate declaration, said serenely, not in the heat of a tantrum or the cool spite of a sulk.
- In the meantime, carry on with your sulk if you wish.
- It was a fascinating programme because of the extent to which the daughter refused to face reality and there were plenty of tantrums and sulks.
- But for five years he went into a colossal sulk, blaming his problems on ‘the curse of being lower middle class’ and refusing to give interviews.
- As soon as a person hears the word rebellion one immediately paints a picture of sulks and tantrums and unreasonable behavior.
- Adam, still in the sulks, was waiting outside the office door.
- Putting up with sulks and tantrums after a straight sets defeat or a poor innings go with the territory for the wives of sportsmen.
- I shall send my whining up to the god of sulks and tantrums, and see what happens.
- After much badgering and a spectacular case of the sulks, Mum admitted defeat, unlocked the safe and sent us to a proper barber shop.
- This accounts for the curious recursion and exponentialism in their arguments - each stupid, petty point leads to a hundred other miniscule sulks, misrepresentations and so on.
- Kids only enjoy this nonsense because adults don't understand it and any parent who pretends to have it sussed deserves the weeks of sulks, slammed doors and interminable sighing that will inevitably follow.
- When his first article appeared (minus about 400 words of filler) under his Sunday name of Darius Danesh, he went into a protracted sulk.
- Yes, the way I am there will probably be initial sulks every time a new situation pops up but then I can adjust and move on.
- There can be no sulks, no horrendous body language on the court, no blaming other people for defeat.
- Elsewhere in the Kingdom they've been having major thunderstorms and torrential downpours so I'm not going to complain when all we've had is a long case of the metereological sulks.
- Summer decided to take the day off today, turning over to a chill, grey, rainy fit of the sulks.
- He indulged my sulks and pouts, bought candy necklaces for me from the corner store.
- He had been warned by one of his aides that the cameras were panting to snap any display of the sulks.
- I've always had issues with plays, although I think that's probably because I went into a prolonged sulk in the mid 1990s when some of my plays were turned down!
Synonyms
bad mood, fit of bad humour, fit of ill humour, fit of pique, pet, mood, pout, temper, bad temper, the sulks, the doldrums, the blues

Origin

Late 18th century: perhaps a back-formation from sulky.

单词	sulk
释义	Definition of sulk in English: sulk verb sʌlksəlk [no object] Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment. （因生气、失望而）不说话，愠怒，郁闷 he was sulking over the break-up of his band 他正因自己乐队解散而闷闷不乐。 Example sentencesExamples I sulked all the way there and then secretly slipped away and made my way back to the sea front and the fun park. I sat and sulked for a while, then we started talking about something else. During dinner he sat and sulked and after a while he wandered off by himself. Let's hope Branch and Jensen aren't sulking at each other seven days hence. Just anecdotal, but the way my dog sulks every time I pull out my suitcase and start packing tells me there is more than instinct driving their behavior. Indeed, I recall I was soon moved to a different class, where I sulked for the best part of a year. Even this season that represents the death of the garden is a vital one for our Japanese gardener, while our western gardener sulks until spring. The score was five to two, the San Francisco team was losing, and she was sulking. He pouts and sulks, but achieves moments of inspired brilliance. It took forever to get home again, and I sulked all the way. He sulked and could get nasty if he did not get his own way. And after heated arguments and manic flicking through the pages of the dictionary, I lost the game, and sulked. She cried and stomped her foot and sulked because I had won. With that the writer returned to his seat and didn't write for another 10 minutes as he was sulking. As the Sparks made a celebratory jaunt off the court, the Storm players dipped their heads and sulked into the locker room. His only begotten son sulks in his room listening to angst rock over Easter. So I sulked throughout the entire carol service and nativity play, and stomped around behaving like my own little storm cloud. When he does not like what is happening, he either sulks or throws tantrums. Ron was sulking in one of the armchairs and Hermione was sitting on the other bed looking concerned. I collapsed on a park bench and sulked for a while, contemplated bawling but I didn't have the energy. Synonyms mope, brood, pout, be sullen, have a long face, be in a bad mood, be put out, be out of sorts, be out of humour, be grumpy, be despondent, be moody, be resentful, pine, harbour a grudge, eat one's heart out, moon about/around informal be in a huff, be down in the dumps, be miffed, glower noun sʌlksəlk A period of sulking. she was in a fit of the sulks 她在生闷气。 Example sentencesExamples Adam, still in the sulks, was waiting outside the office door. After much badgering and a spectacular case of the sulks, Mum admitted defeat, unlocked the safe and sent us to a proper barber shop. This accounts for the curious recursion and exponentialism in their arguments - each stupid, petty point leads to a hundred other miniscule sulks, misrepresentations and so on. In the meantime, carry on with your sulk if you wish. Yes, the way I am there will probably be initial sulks every time a new situation pops up but then I can adjust and move on. It makes no difference how much the other might desire it, the issue is closed, with no recriminations, no sulks, no argument, just the simple acceptance of the other's view. It was a dispassionate declaration, said serenely, not in the heat of a tantrum or the cool spite of a sulk. I've always had issues with plays, although I think that's probably because I went into a prolonged sulk in the mid 1990s when some of my plays were turned down! When his first article appeared (minus about 400 words of filler) under his Sunday name of Darius Danesh, he went into a protracted sulk. He had been warned by one of his aides that the cameras were panting to snap any display of the sulks. Summer decided to take the day off today, turning over to a chill, grey, rainy fit of the sulks. Putting up with sulks and tantrums after a straight sets defeat or a poor innings go with the territory for the wives of sportsmen. He indulged my sulks and pouts, bought candy necklaces for me from the corner store. As soon as a person hears the word rebellion one immediately paints a picture of sulks and tantrums and unreasonable behavior. I shall send my whining up to the god of sulks and tantrums, and see what happens. Elsewhere in the Kingdom they've been having major thunderstorms and torrential downpours so I'm not going to complain when all we've had is a long case of the metereological sulks. It was a fascinating programme because of the extent to which the daughter refused to face reality and there were plenty of tantrums and sulks. Kids only enjoy this nonsense because adults don't understand it and any parent who pretends to have it sussed deserves the weeks of sulks, slammed doors and interminable sighing that will inevitably follow. There can be no sulks, no horrendous body language on the court, no blaming other people for defeat. But for five years he went into a colossal sulk, blaming his problems on ‘the curse of being lower middle class’ and refusing to give interviews. Synonyms bad mood, fit of bad humour, fit of ill humour, fit of pique, pet, mood, pout, temper, bad temper, the sulks, the doldrums, the blues informal huff, grump British informal strop, paddy Derivatives sulker nounˈsʌlkəˈsəlkər Do you have a Gemini chatterbox or a Scorpio sulker on your hands? Example sentencesExamples They were temperamental opposites: He was a screamer, and she was a sulker. Nicky Law wants battlers not sulkers in his dressing room. If you haven't noticed, I'm an excellent sulker. He claimed the Kiwis mocked his English parentage and lack of enthusiasm for rugby; they thought he was a self-absorbed sulker. Origin Late 18th century: perhaps a back-formation from sulky. Rhymes bulk, hulk, skulk Definition of sulk in US English: sulk verbsəlksəlk [no object] Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment. （因生气、失望而）不说话，愠怒，郁闷 he was sulking over the breakup of his band 他正因自己乐队解散而闷闷不乐。 Example sentencesExamples Ron was sulking in one of the armchairs and Hermione was sitting on the other bed looking concerned. She cried and stomped her foot and sulked because I had won. He pouts and sulks, but achieves moments of inspired brilliance. When he does not like what is happening, he either sulks or throws tantrums. Even this season that represents the death of the garden is a vital one for our Japanese gardener, while our western gardener sulks until spring. The score was five to two, the San Francisco team was losing, and she was sulking. Just anecdotal, but the way my dog sulks every time I pull out my suitcase and start packing tells me there is more than instinct driving their behavior. So I sulked throughout the entire carol service and nativity play, and stomped around behaving like my own little storm cloud. And after heated arguments and manic flicking through the pages of the dictionary, I lost the game, and sulked. His only begotten son sulks in his room listening to angst rock over Easter. As the Sparks made a celebratory jaunt off the court, the Storm players dipped their heads and sulked into the locker room. He sulked and could get nasty if he did not get his own way. With that the writer returned to his seat and didn't write for another 10 minutes as he was sulking. During dinner he sat and sulked and after a while he wandered off by himself. I sulked all the way there and then secretly slipped away and made my way back to the sea front and the fun park. Indeed, I recall I was soon moved to a different class, where I sulked for the best part of a year. I sat and sulked for a while, then we started talking about something else. Let's hope Branch and Jensen aren't sulking at each other seven days hence. It took forever to get home again, and I sulked all the way. I collapsed on a park bench and sulked for a while, contemplated bawling but I didn't have the energy. Synonyms mope, brood, pout, be sullen, have a long face, be in a bad mood, be put out, be out of sorts, be out of humour, be grumpy, be despondent, be moody, be resentful, pine, harbour a grudge, eat one's heart out, moon about, moon around nounsəlksəlk A period of gloomy and bad-tempered silence stemming from annoyance and resentment. 生气，愠怒 she was in a fit of the sulks 她在生闷气。 Example sentencesExamples It makes no difference how much the other might desire it, the issue is closed, with no recriminations, no sulks, no argument, just the simple acceptance of the other's view. It was a dispassionate declaration, said serenely, not in the heat of a tantrum or the cool spite of a sulk. In the meantime, carry on with your sulk if you wish. It was a fascinating programme because of the extent to which the daughter refused to face reality and there were plenty of tantrums and sulks. But for five years he went into a colossal sulk, blaming his problems on ‘the curse of being lower middle class’ and refusing to give interviews. As soon as a person hears the word rebellion one immediately paints a picture of sulks and tantrums and unreasonable behavior. Adam, still in the sulks, was waiting outside the office door. Putting up with sulks and tantrums after a straight sets defeat or a poor innings go with the territory for the wives of sportsmen. I shall send my whining up to the god of sulks and tantrums, and see what happens. After much badgering and a spectacular case of the sulks, Mum admitted defeat, unlocked the safe and sent us to a proper barber shop. This accounts for the curious recursion and exponentialism in their arguments - each stupid, petty point leads to a hundred other miniscule sulks, misrepresentations and so on. Kids only enjoy this nonsense because adults don't understand it and any parent who pretends to have it sussed deserves the weeks of sulks, slammed doors and interminable sighing that will inevitably follow. When his first article appeared (minus about 400 words of filler) under his Sunday name of Darius Danesh, he went into a protracted sulk. Yes, the way I am there will probably be initial sulks every time a new situation pops up but then I can adjust and move on. There can be no sulks, no horrendous body language on the court, no blaming other people for defeat. Elsewhere in the Kingdom they've been having major thunderstorms and torrential downpours so I'm not going to complain when all we've had is a long case of the metereological sulks. Summer decided to take the day off today, turning over to a chill, grey, rainy fit of the sulks. He indulged my sulks and pouts, bought candy necklaces for me from the corner store. He had been warned by one of his aides that the cameras were panting to snap any display of the sulks. I've always had issues with plays, although I think that's probably because I went into a prolonged sulk in the mid 1990s when some of my plays were turned down! Synonyms bad mood, fit of bad humour, fit of ill humour, fit of pique, pet, mood, pout, temper, bad temper, the sulks, the doldrums, the blues Origin Late 18th century: perhaps a back-formation from sulky.
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