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Dictionary: sulk   (sŭlk) pronunciation
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To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.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 SULKY1.]


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verb

    To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest: mope, pet2, pout. See happy/unhappy.

Antonyms: sulk
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v

Definition: pout
Antonyms: be cheerful, be happy, grin, smile


WordNet: sulk
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
  Synonym: sulkiness


The verb sulk has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen
  Synonyms: grizzle, brood, stew

Meaning #2: be in a huff
  Synonyms: pout, brood


Translations: Sulk
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - surmule
n. - surmuleri

Nederlands (Dutch)
mokken

Français (French)
v. intr. - bouder
n. - bouderie

Deutsch (German)
v. - schmollen
n. - Schmollen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατσουφιάζω, μουτρώνω
n. - δυσανασχέτηση, κν. μούτρωμα

Italiano (Italian)
fare il broncio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - amuar
n. - amuo (m)

Русский (Russian)
плохое настроение, хандра, дуться, быть сердитым, мрачным, хандрить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - estar malhumorado, estar mohíno
n. - mal humor

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gå och tjura, vara sur, sura
n. - surmulenhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不高兴, 不悦, 闷闷不乐, 生气, 愠怒, 生气的人, 含怒不语的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 不高興, 不悅, 悶悶不樂
n. - 生氣, 慍怒, 生氣的人, 含怒不語的人

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 샐쭉해지다, 부루퉁해지다, 토라지다
n. - 샐쭉함, 부루퉁함, 앵돌아짐

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - すねる
n. - すねること, 不機嫌

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعبس , يقطب الجبين (الاسم) معبس , متجهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮זעף, שתק מתוך רוגז‬
n. - ‮זעף, שתיקה מתוך זעם על אחרים‬


 
 
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