noun
- a period of being silent and bad-tempered because of anger or disappointment
Usage: usually used in the phrase ‘the sulks’
verb
- to be angry or upset about something and refuse to speak or be pleasant
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘sulk’
Examples
- She sulks whenever she doesn’t get her way.
- He sulks in his room after being grounded.
- The child sulks when told it’s bedtime.
- Don’t let him get away with the sulks every time he’s disappointed.
- She’s been in the sulks all morning since the argument.
- His sulks usually last about an hour before he apologizes.
- The team captain sulks on the bench after being substituted.