adjective · irregular · rare

sullen

sul·len

sullen · sullener · sullenest

не працює, знижений, зламаний

печальный, угрюмый

sauer, traurig, unzufrieden, schlecht gelaunt

Having a brooding ill temperHaving a brooding ill temper; sulky.

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/ˈsʌlən/

» He became sullen and grumpy over time.

Meaning

5 senses

Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
mürrisch, schlecht gelaunt, sauer
угрю́мыйugrjúmyj
showing a brooding ill humor
Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
a sullen atmosphere
düster, traurig, finster
печа́льныйpečálʹnyj
Sluggish; slow.
träge, lahm, zäh
(obsolete)Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
(obsolete)Obstinate; intractable.

Examples

7 sentences

He became sullen and grumpy over time.
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She had a sullen look on her face.
ruУ нее было сердитое выражение лица. — kukla
deSie blickte verdrossen drein. — Yorwba
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Rodrigo became very sullen.
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He is very sullen now.
deEr ist gerade sehr missmutig. — Dani6187
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He's just another sullen teenager.
deEr ist einfach nur ein weiterer griesgrämiger Teenager. — dispy
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

having a brooding ill temper:

dismal:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

having a brooding ill temper:

dismal:

sluggish:

Origin

From Middle English soleyn, from Anglo-Norman soleyn (“alone”), from Old French sole (“sin

From Middle English soleyn, from Anglo-Norman soleyn (“alone”), from Old French sole (“single, sole, alone”), from Latin sōlus (“by oneself alone”). The change in meaning from "single" to morose occurred in Middle English.

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