Sulk

Definitions

1. A state of sulking.
2. A furrow.
3. A fit of sulking; a sulking mood.
   in-plural
4. A person who sulks

Equivalents

Examples

“Leo has been in a sulk all morning.”

“He thanks our miserable Liberal agent, an unbeliever called Donald Somebody, see⟳ the caption, who since the court's arrival on his territory has retired into a fuming sulk from which he has only tonight emerged.”

“"[…] home during the holidays," said the Doctor with a good-humoured laugh⟳, "but a fit of the sulks is no very uncommon thing for him;" and then he added,[…]”

“The Puddin', who had got the sulks over Sam's remark⟳ that fifteen goes of steak and kidney were enough for any self-respecting man, protested against the singing, which, he said, disturbed his gravy.”

“Don't be such a sulk, Leo!”

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