as in pouts
a state of resentful silence or irritability
a child sitting in a sulk over a minor disagreement
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Recent Examples of sulk
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
But those victories pale in comparison to a 40-8 game-ending run, playing stifling enough defense to hold a Western Conference contender to 13 percent shooting the final quarter, sending their star player and MVP candidate into a bench sulk for the game’s final minutes.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2021
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The New York Yankees lost their second-best player as a free agent on Sunday, but GM Brian Cashman didn’t sulk.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for sulk
Noun
While Logan sulks, Shiv (Sarah Snook), Kendall and Roman (Kieran Culkin) have joined up after being simultaneously clobbered by, well, everyone.
—Verb
Watching Randle sulk on the bench in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Warriors on Wednesday night and listening to Edwards vent about his frustrations at various points in the season weren’t great body language indicators.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for sulk
Verb
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With his team up 40-6 late in the second half and his first-ever Lombardi Trophy all but clinched, Hurts pouted and frowned on the sideline in new footage released by the NFL.—
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The president pouted his lips for a kiss just ahead of his inauguration, then Melania – under a wide-brimmed hat – leaned her cheek just enough toward him to receive an air kiss.—
Verb
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Quite a few dead U.S. presidents are perhaps frowning in the hereafter after Donald Trump continues to push for the annexation of Canada.—
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Leeper was part of the DJ crowd that attracted Black and white teens because the station played R&B and rock n’ roll, which many grown-ups frowned upon at the time.—
Verb
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Does slapping Pattinson’s scowling face on the phenomenon lead us to see it any differently?—
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In a moment that went viral, Ferrell, 57, dressed up as his lovable, innocent character from the 2003 holiday classic Elf — and watched the Los Angeles Kings play the Philadelphia Flyers while scowling, drinking beer and holding a cigarette.—
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Last week, he was curled up in a little hairless ball in Sylvi’s lap, moping about the various indignities that have befallen him.—
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All in all, election night had Republicans cheering and Democrats moping in Ohio.—
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“Sulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sulk. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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