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sulk

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sulk  (slk)
intr.v. sulked, sulk·ing, sulks
To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.
n.
A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal: stayed home in a sulk; a case of the sulks.

[Back-formation from sulky1.]

sulk
Verb
to be silent and moody as a way of showing anger or resentment: I went home and sulked for two days
Noun
a mood in which one shows anger or resentment by being silent and moody: he was just in a sulk
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sulksulk - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"
humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
Verb1.sulk - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
grizzle, stew, brood - be in a huff; be silent or sullen

sulk
verb be sullen, brood, be in a huff, pout, be put out, have the hump Brit. (informal)
Translations
Spanish sulk [sʌlk] viestar de mal humor
French sulk [sʌlk] vibouder
German sulk [sʌlk] vischmollen
Italian sulk [sʌlk] vifare il broncio

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In the sun-time, when the world is bounding forward full of life, we cannot stay to sigh and sulk.
It was doubtless that same sister who told me not to sulk when my mother lay thinking of him, but to try instead to get her to talk about him.
Well, if you will be so bitter against me,' replied she, 'I can't help it; but I'm not going to sulk for anybody.
 
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