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sulk
(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To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.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.
[Back-formation from sulky.]
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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.
n
1. (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]
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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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
sulk
- A back-formation of sulky, from obsolete sulke, "sluggish."See also related terms for sluggish.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
sulk
Past participle: sulked
Gerund: sulking
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| Noun | 1. |  sulk - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk" |
| Verb | 1. | sulk - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
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sulk
verb be sullen, brood, be in a huff, pout, be put out, have the hump (Brit. informal) He turned his back and sulked.
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sulk
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُبَوِّزُيَعْبِس، يَحْرِد
trucovatmračit se
surmule
murjottaa
duriti se
duzzog
vera í fÿlu
すねる
부루퉁해지다
rodyti nepasitenkinimą
būt īgnam/neapmierinātam
trucovať
kujati se
sura
อารมณ์บูดบึ้งไม่พูดไม่จา
somurtmaksuratını asmak
giận dỗi
sulk
[sʌlk]A. VI (= get sulky) → enfurruñarse; (= be sulky) → estar enfurruñado
B. N to get the sulks → enfurruñarse
to have (a fit of) the sulks → enfurruñarse
to go off in a sulk → irse enfurruñado
to have (a fit of) the sulks → enfurruñarse
to go off in a sulk → irse enfurruñado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sulk
vi → schmollen, eingeschnappt sein, beleidigt sein; (photo model) → einen Schmollmund machen
n → Schmollen nt; to have a sulk → schmollen, den Eingeschnappten/die Eingeschnappte spielen; she was in the sulks all day → sie schmollte den ganzen Tag; to go into a sulk → sich in den Schmollwinkel zurückziehen, einschnappen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sulk
[sʌlk]1. vi → tenere il broncio or il muso
2. n to have the sulks → tenere il broncio or il muso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
ˈsulky adjective sulking, or tending to sulk. in a sulky mood; a sulky girl.
ˈsulkily adverbˈsulkiness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sulk
→ يُبَوِّزُ trucovat surmule schmollen σκυθρωπιάζω enfurruñarse murjottaa bouder duriti se fare il broncio すねる 부루퉁해지다 mokken furte nadąsać się estar amuado, estar emburrado дуться sura อารมณ์บูดบึ้งไม่พูดไม่จา suratını asmak giận dỗi 愠怒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009