sulking
word · lemma: sulk
Definition
Staying quiet and sad, often with a bad mood, because you are upset or didn't get what you want.
Usage & Nuances
'Sulking' is informal, often describes children but is used for adults too. Common phrases: 'stop sulking', 'caught sulking', or 'went off sulking.' Implies lingering, visible unhappiness, not open anger.
Spanish: refunfuñando - enfurruñadoPortuguese (BR): emburrado - amuadoPortuguese (PT): amuanço - amuadoChinese (Simplified): 生闷气 - 闹别扭Chinese (Traditional): 生悶氣 - 鬧彆扭Hindi: मुँह फुलानाArabic: مُكتئب - عابسBengali: অভিমান করা - মুখ গোমড়া করাRussian: дуться - обижатьсяJapanese: すねるVietnamese: hờn dỗi - giận dỗiKorean: 삐치다 - 토라지다Turkish: somurtmak - küsmekUrdu: منہ بسورناIndonesian: merajuk
Example Sentences
I caught my little brother sulking in the corner after he got scolded.
natural
He is sulking because he lost the game.
basic
Why are you sulking in your room?
basic
She was sulking all afternoon after the argument.
basic
Don’t mind him, he’s just sulking because dinner’s late.
natural
Stop sulking and tell me what’s wrong.
natural