Antonyms for sulk


Grammar : Verb
Spell : suhlk
Phonetic Transcription : sÊŒlk


Definition of sulk

Origin :
  • 1781, back-formation of sulky (adj.). Related: Sulked; sulking.
  • verb pout
Example sentences :
  • I ain't hired him to loaf 'round all day with Ruby and to sulk when she's gone.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Sometimes, however, the case is worse, and Evu tries to sulk.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • He did not sulk in his tent, however, but pursued his work with unabated zeal.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • When I got home Rose came by herself to attend on me, but she continued to sulk.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • I hope I did not do anything so boyish as to sulk there, but of that I am not sure.
  • Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon
  • No, but I will not encourage your whims; you chose to sulk, it was no fault of mine.
  • Extract from : « Isabel Leicester » by Clotilda Jennings
  • I was determined to sulk, and should have been glad to have something to sulk at.
  • Extract from : « Cat and Dog » by Julia Charlotte Maitland
  • Because they had been interfered with, I had done nothing but sulk.
  • Extract from : « Have We No Rights? » by Mabel Williamson
  • When I entered he was not pleased to see me—in fact, he showed a disposition to sulk.
  • Extract from : « Robert Orange » by John Oliver Hobbes
  • And I'm tired of hearing you sulk at Corrie and Gerard because they've got the sense to say no.
  • Extract from : « From the Car Behind » by Eleanor M. Ingram

Synonyms for sulk

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