MEANING
To remain withdrawn or uncommunicative because of annoyance or hurt feelings.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- sulk in silence
- sulk over a refusal
On the page
He sulked through dinner after his suggestion was rejected.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- sulk
- Past tense
- sulked
- Past participle
- sulked
- Present participle
- sulking
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- sulk
- Present continuous
- am/is/are sulking
- Present perfect
- have/has sulked
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been sulking
- Past
- sulked
- Past continuous
- was/were sulking
- Past perfect
- had sulked
- Past perfect continuous
- had been sulking
- Future
- will sulk
- Future continuous
- will be sulking
- Future perfect
- will have sulked
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been sulking
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: sulk; sulks; sulked; sulked; sulking Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: sulks.
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