📖 Definitions of "Sulk"
noun
- 1
A state of sulking.
"Leo has been in a sulk all morning."
verb
- 1
To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
🔄 Synonyms of "Sulk"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| broodnoun | The 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. |
| grizzlenoun | Grey hair. |
| stewnoun | (uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. |
| sulkinessnoun | (uncountable) The state or quality of being sulky. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sulk"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| grizzlenoun | Grey hair. |
| broodnoun | The 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. |
| scowlnoun | The 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. |
| sculkverb | Alternative 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. |
| silenoun | A sieve. |
| sullnoun | (Western England dialect) A plough. |
| simmernoun | The state or process of simmering. |
| fall silentverb | To become quiet. |
| skulkverb | To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection. |
| solatenoun | (intransitive) To undergo solation. |
| silencenoun | The absence of any sound. |
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