sulking
present participle ofsulk
sulk
verb[I]
disapprovinguk/sʌlk/us/sʌlk/to besilentandrefusetosmileor bepleasanttopeoplebecause you areangryabout something that they have done:
He's sulking in hisroombecause I wouldn'tlethim have any morechocolate.
Compare
poutverb
broodverb
Expressing and showing feelings
- abandon
- affective
- be in/get into a stateidiom
- beatyourbreast/chestidiom
- beetroot
- flame
- flush
- freak
- freak(someone)out
- game face
- go/turn beetroot (red)idiom
- have a face like thunderidiom
- pale
- pine
- spill out
- sulk
- switchsomethingon
- throw upyourhands in horror/despairidiom
- thunder
- ululate
Examplesofsulking
sulking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Alter natively, they may besulkingin their tents after last night's by-election result.
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We were accused, earlier in the debate, ofsulkingbecause we lost the referendum, and all the rest of it.
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I certainly say that it is no time for the leader of any responsible party to besulkingin his tent.
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The factors involved are indexed, so there is nosulkingon the part of the solicitors.
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We shall not besulkingin our tents.
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He is certainly notsulkingin his tent.
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Not for him resentment at the loss of position; not for himsulking, but service.
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The station is there and it is no usesulkingabout it.
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Many of these firms aresulking.
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I am certainly notsulking.
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To end thesulking, one of the lovers has to coax the other, or both persuade each other to commit to an agreement or compromise.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her moods are more erratic, given to bouts of juvenile anger andsulking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite this he was often criticised for being inconsistent andsulkingif he felt the opposition were not playing in the spirit of the game.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She sits on the stairssulkingwhen someone knees her in the head.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She became emotionally erratic,sulkingin a corner, lethargic, then tempestuous with a raging temper.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment