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Sulk

/sʌlk/

A state of sulking.

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noun
  1. 1

    A state of sulking.

    "Leo has been in a sulk all morning."

verb
  1. 1

    To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

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broodnounThe young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
poutnoun(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
grizzlenounGrey hair.
stewnoun(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing.
sulkinessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being sulky.

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WordDefinition
sulkinessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being sulky.
poutnoun(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
stewnoun(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing.
grizzlenounGrey hair.
broodnounThe young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
mopeverb(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
headnoun(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
outsulkverb(transitive) To sulk more than.
scowlnounThe wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
give outverb(transitive) To issue; to distribute.
sculkverbAlternative spelling of skulk. [To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).]
sullowverb(transitive) To sully.
sallow(of skin) Yellowish.
silenounA sieve.
sullnoun(Western England dialect) A plough.
simmernounThe state or process of simmering.
fall silentverbTo become quiet.
skulkverbTo move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
solatenoun(intransitive) To undergo solation.
silencenounThe absence of any sound.

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