Sulk Meaning in English

word

US

ˈsəɫk

SULK

UK

sˈʌlk

SULK

التعريف

To be silent, withdrawn, or show you are unhappy, usually because you are upset about something and want others to notice.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually informal and often used for children or adults acting stubbornly quiet. 'Sulk' can be both a verb ('He sulks') and a noun ('He is in a sulk'). Common expressions: 'stop sulking', 'to sulk in the corner'. It carries a sense of silent protest.

• Spanish: enmurrarse - estar enfurruñado
• Portuguese (BR): emburrar - ficar emburrado
• Portuguese (PT): amuar - ficar amuado
• Chinese (Simplified): 闷闷不乐 - 生闷气
• Chinese (Traditional): 悶悶不樂 - 生悶氣
• Hindi: मुँह फुलाना
• Arabic: يُعَبِّس - يزعل
• Bengali: মনমরা হওয়া - অভিমান করা
• Russian: дуться - обижаться (молча)
• Japanese: ふてくされる
• Vietnamese: hờn dỗi
• Korean: 삐지다 - 토라지다
• Turkish: somurtmak - küsmek
• Urdu: منہ پھلانا - روٹھنا
• Indonesian: merajuk - ngambek

جمل نموذجية

She likes to sulk when she does not get her way.

basic

Tom sat in the corner and sulked.

basic

Don’t sulk if you lose the game.

basic

He always sulks when people don't agree with him.

natural

I used to sulk for hours as a kid if things didn’t go my way.

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She tried to cheer him up, but he just kept sulking.

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