SULK
Dictionary entry overview: What does sulk mean?
• SULK (noun)
The noun SULK has 1 sense:
1. a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
Familiarity information: SULK used as a noun is very rare.
• SULK (verb)
The verb SULK has 1 sense:
1. be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Familiarity information: SULK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SULK (noun)
Meaning:
A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
sulk; sulkiness
Context example:
stayed home in a sulk
Hypernyms ("sulk" is a kind of...):
humor; humour; mood; temper (a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling)
• SULK (verb)
Meaning:
Be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
pout; sulk; brood
Context example:
She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
"Sulk" entails doing...:
resent (feel bitter or indignant about)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sulk"):
brood; grizzle; stew (be in a huff; be silent or sullen)
Sentence frame:
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