Sulk (Verb)
Meaning
Be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- She sulked in the corner of the room, refusing to talk to anyone after her proposal was rejected.
- The child began to sulk after his parents refused to buy him the toy he wanted.
- After losing the game, he started to sulk and would not participate in the rest of the activities.
- She sulked for hours, refusing to eat or talk, after her favorite TV show was cancelled.
- The teenager began to sulk when her parents wouldn't let her go to the late-night party with her friends.