sulk

sulk

S0876300 (sŭlk)intr.v. sulked, sulk·ing, sulks To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.n. A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal: stayed home in a sulk; a case of the sulks.

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[Back-formation from sulky.]

sulk

(sʌlk) vb (intr) to be silent and resentful because of a wrong done to one, esp in order to gain sympathy; brood sullenly: the child sulked in a corner after being slapped. n1. (often plural) a state or mood of feeling resentful or sullen: he's in a sulk because he lost the game; he's got the sulks. 2. Also: sulker a person who sulks[C18: perhaps a back formation from sulky¹]

sulk

(sʌlk)

v.i. 1. to remain in sullen silence. n. 2. a state or fit of sulking. 3. the sulks, ill-humor shown by sulking. [1775–85; back formation from sulky]

sulk

- A back-formation of sulky, from obsolete sulke, "sluggish."See also related terms for sluggish.

sulk

Past participle: sulked
Gerund: sulking

Imperative
sulk
sulk

Present
I sulk
you sulk
he/she/it sulks
we sulk
you sulk
they sulk

Preterite
I sulked
you sulked
he/she/it sulked
we sulked
you sulked
they sulked

Present Continuous
I am sulking
you are sulking
he/she/it is sulking
we are sulking
you are sulking
they are sulking

Present Perfect
I have sulked
you have sulked
he/she/it has sulked
we have sulked
you have sulked
they have sulked

Past Continuous
I was sulking
you were sulking
he/she/it was sulking
we were sulking
you were sulking
they were sulking

Past Perfect
I had sulked
you had sulked
he/she/it had sulked
we had sulked
you had sulked
they had sulked

Future
I will sulk
you will sulk
he/she/it will sulk
we will sulk
you will sulk
they will sulk

Future Perfect
I will have sulked
you will have sulked
he/she/it will have sulked
we will have sulked
you will have sulked
they will have sulked

Future Continuous
I will be sulking
you will be sulking
he/she/it will be sulking
we will be sulking
you will be sulking
they will be sulking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sulking
you have been sulking
he/she/it has been sulking
we have been sulking
you have been sulking
they have been sulking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sulking
you will have been sulking
he/she/it will have been sulking
we will have been sulking
you will have been sulking
they will have been sulking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sulking
you had been sulking
he/she/it had been sulking
we had been sulking
you had been sulking
they had been sulking

Conditional
I would sulk
you would sulk
he/she/it would sulk
we would sulk
you would sulk
they would sulk

Past Conditional
I would have sulked
you would have sulked
he/she/it would have sulked
we would have sulked
you would have sulked
they would have sulked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sulk - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"sulkinesshumour, 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"
Verb	1.	sulk - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"pout, broodgrizzle, 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) He turned his back and sulked.

sulk

verbTo be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest:mope, pet, pout.

Translations

愠怒生闷气

sulk

(salk) verb to show anger or resentment by being silent. He's sulking because his mother won't let him have an ice-cream. 生悶氣 生闷气ˈsulky adjective sulking, or tending to sulk. in a sulky mood; a sulky girl. 生悶氣的 生闷气的ˈsulkily adverb 生悶氣地 生闷气地，不高兴地 ˈsulkiness noun 生悶氣 生闷气，闷闷不乐的样子

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