sulk
A state of sulkingA state of sulking.
» I'm not the sort to sulk.
Я не з тих, хто дується.
Meaning
4 sensesA state of sulking.
Leo has been in a sulk all morning.
Schmollen
(in the plural)A fit of sulking; a sulking mood.
A person who sulks
Don't be such a sulk, Leo!
A furrow.
- a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
Examples
34 sentencesI'm not the sort to sulk.
Я не з тих, хто дується.
I'm not sulking.
Я не дуюся.
ruЯ не дуюсь.
deIch schmolle nicht.
Tom spent the whole day sulking.
If Tom doesn't get what he wants, he'll sulk and pout.
Why is Tom sulking?
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solkBack-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.
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