verb
- to be angry or upset about something and show it by being silent and refusing to smile or be pleasant
noun
- a period of being silent and unpleasant because you are angry or upset
Usage: often used in the phrase ‘in a sulk’
Examples
- She sulked in her room after the argument.
- Don’t sulk just because you didn’t get your way.
- He’s been sulking all morning about losing the game.
- The child went into a sulk when told it was bedtime.
- She’s in a sulk because her friends didn’t invite her.
- Stop sulking and tell me what’s wrong.
- His sulk lasted for hours after the disagreement.