sulk
To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawnTo express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
Meaning
1 sensesTo express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
schmollen
ду́тьсяdútʹsja, ку́кситьсяkúksitʹsja
ду́тисяdútysja
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Examples
34 sentencesI'm not the sort to sulk.
Я не з тих, хто дується. — miketheknight
I'm not sulking.
Я не дуюся. — miketheknight
ruЯ не дуюсь. — odexed
deIch schmolle nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom spent the whole day sulking.
If Tom doesn't get what he wants, he'll sulk and pout.
Why is Tom sulking?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
sulks, sulking, sulked, sulkedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle