noun
Meaning 1
A state of sulking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Leo has been in a sulk all morning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sulk
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/sʌlk/
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Northern-England: /sʊlk/
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noun
Meaning 2
A fit of sulking; a sulking mood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Qualifier: preceded by definite article
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person who sulks
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Don't be such a sulk, Leo!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A furrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- stayed home in a sulk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sulkiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temper, mood, humor, humour
verb
Meaning 7
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pout, brood
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: grizzle, brood, stew
History
Etymology
Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcenesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English āsolcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from āsolcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti), सर्जन (sárjana), सृक (sṛká)), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /šalkzi/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak.
From Latin sulcus.
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: мусене (musene) — state of sulking
- Bulgarian: цупене (cupene) — state of sulking
- Chinese Cantonese: 悶氣 /闷气 (mun6 hei3) — state of sulking
- Chinese: 悶氣 /闷气 (būn-khì) — state of sulking
- Chinese Mandarin: 悶氣 /闷气 (mènqì) — state of sulking
- Dutch: gemok — state of sulking
- Dutch: gepruil — state of sulking
- German: Schmollen — state of sulking
- Irish: tormas — state of sulking
- Irish: stuaic — state of sulking
- Polish: dąsy — state of sulking
- Polish: fochy — state of sulking
- Polish: strzelać focha — state of sulking
- Portuguese: amuo — state of sulking
- Tamil: ஊடல் (ūṭal) — state of sulking
- Turkish: bir karış surat — state of sulking
- Welsh: pwd — state of sulking
- Azerbaijani: darılmaq — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Belarusian: крыўдзіцца (krywdzicca) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Belarusian: кавезіцца (kavjezicca) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Bulgarian: муся се (musja se) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Bulgarian: цупя се (cupja se) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Catalan: emmurriar-se — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Catalan: enfurrunyar-se — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Chinese Mandarin: 撅嘴 (juēzuǐ) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Chinese Mandarin: 噘 (juē) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Chinese Mandarin: 幽憤 /幽愤 (yōufèn) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Czech: trucovat — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Danish: surmule — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Dutch: sikkeneurig zijn — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Dutch: mokken — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Dutch: pruilen — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Esperanto: paŭti — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Finnish: murjottaa — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Finnish: mököttää — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Finnish: jurnuttaa — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- French: bouder — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- French: faire la gueule — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Galician: enfurruñarse — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- German: schmollen — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Greek: μουτρώνω (moutróno) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Greek: σκυθρωπιάζω (skythropiázo) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Greek: κατσουφιάζω (katsoufiázo) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Hebrew: זעף (za'af) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Hungarian: duzzog — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Indonesian: merajuk — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Italian: fare l'offeso — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Italian: tenere il muso — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Italian: tenere il broncio — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Italian: imbronciarsi — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Italian: piangersi addosso — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Japanese: 拗ねる (suneru) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Japanese: やさぐれる (yasagureru) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Korean: 실쭉거리다 (siljjukgeorida) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Māori: whakamoroki — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Māori: whakamotutoke — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Māori: whakakeke — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Norwegian Bokmål: furte — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Norwegian Bokmål: surmule — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: furte — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: surmule — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Occitan: fonhar — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Occitan: far lo morre — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Occitan: chorrar — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Persian: قهر (qahr) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Polish: obrażać się — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Polish: dąsać się — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Polish: boczyć się — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Portuguese: amuar — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Portuguese: ficar emburrado — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Portuguese: prender o burro — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Romanian: îmbufnat — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Russian: ду́ться (dútʹsja) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Russian: ку́кситься (kúksitʹsja) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Slovak: opúchať sa — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Slovak: fúkať sa — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Slovak: odúvať sa — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Spanish: enfurruñarse — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Spanish: amohinarse — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Swedish: tjura — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Tagalog: tampo — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Tamil: ஊடு (ūṭu) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Tamil: பிணக்கு (piṇakku) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Thai: งอน (ngɔɔn) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Turkish: küsmek — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Turkish: darılmak — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Turkish: gücenmek — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Turkish: surat asmak — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Ukrainian: ду́тися (dútysja) — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn
- Vietnamese: hờn dỗi — to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn