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# sulk

«sulk» in Mova's school dictionary: **To stay silent and bad-tempered because you are annoyed…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (sulk, sulks, sulked, sulking); noun (a sulk, sulks)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To stay silent and bad-tempered because you are annoyed or did not get what you wanted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#m1)

2) (noun) A time of being like this: «in a sulk». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons, sulking is a common way to show anger or hurt without talking; it is better to calm down and say what is wrong in words. In stories, a sulking character often needs a friend to cheer them up. Phrases: «sulk about», «go off in a sulk», «be in a sulk».

### examples

- He sulked all afternoon because he lost the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x1)
- Don't sulk — tell me what's wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x2)
- My sister went off in a sulk when it was my turn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x3)
- The cat seemed to sulk after its bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x4)
- Sulking won't change the rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x5)
- She was in a sulk and wouldn't talk to anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x6)
- After a short sulk, he came back to play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x7)
- Instead of sulking, try to say how you feel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/#x8)

### note

Adjective: «sulky» (sulkier, sulkiest). Similar: «pout», «mope». A sulk is quiet; a «tantrum» is loud.

### In the corpora

- [Toad sulks for a moment, then admits he is «a bit of a talker».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/3/)
- [Feeling cross and sulking after a consequence is normal, but putting things right is still your job.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/25/)
- [By breakfast the sulk had faded.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/348-staying-up-screens-and-coming-home-late/5/)
- [Ruby sulked — «It's not fair, everyone forgets sometimes!» — and wouldn't speak to Dad at tea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/350-chores-you-skipped/9/)
- [Sulking after a fair consequence is understandable, but it does not put things right.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/361-crayons-fridges-paper-planes-and-a-stolen-bike/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sulk» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulk/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.