The meaning of Sulk

noun

A family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.

Usage examples:

A brood of chicks

verb

Think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.

Usage examples:

She had brooded over the subject a thousand times

adjective

(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding.

Usage examples:

A brood mare

noun

A grumpy person.

Usage examples:

He proved a fearful grump—not the flicker of a smile

verb

Act in a sulky, grumbling manner.

Usage examples:

He grumped at me when i moved the papers

noun

Someone who is easily annoyed and complains a lot

Usage examples:

He's only an old grump - don't listen to him.

verb

Blow out air loudly on account of exertion.

Usage examples:

He was huffing under a heavy load

noun

A fit of petty annoyance.

Usage examples:

She walked off in a huff

verb

To breathe loudly, esp. after physical exercise

Usage examples:

He huffed and puffed going up the stairs.

noun

A temporary state of mind or feeling.

Usage examples:

He appeared to be in a very good mood about something

noun

A category or form which indicates whether a verb expresses fact (indicative mood), command (imperative mood), question (interrogative mood), wish (optative mood), or conditionality (subjunctive mood).

Usage examples:

One is obliged to consider the interrelationship of tense and mood in arabic

noun

The way you feel at a particular time

Usage examples:

She’s in a good/bad mood today., "do you want to go to the movies?" "no, i’m not in the mood (= not…

verb

Feel dejected and apathetic.

Usage examples:

No use moping—things could be worse

noun

A person given to prolonged spells of low spirits.

Usage examples:

A bunch of totally depressed mopes

verb

To be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive manner, esp. because you are disappointed

Usage examples:

Don’t sit in the house moping – go out and enjoy yourself.

noun

A field where rice is grown.

Usage examples:

But he did not receive water from the government irrigation scheme in time, the paddy field dried o…

noun

A fit of temper.

Usage examples:

John drove off in a paddy

noun

An irishman (often as a form of address).

noun

A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.

Usage examples:

The pony was a family pet

verb

Stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately.

Usage examples:

The cats came to be petted

noun

A fit of sulking or ill humour.

Usage examples:

Mother's in a pet

noun

An evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine.

Usage examples:

Hollyhock landed in a low branch of a pine tree, and dangled there as she tried to find a way to ge…

verb

Suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart.

Usage examples:

She thinks i am pining away from love

noun

An evergreen tree that has thin leaves like needles and that grows in cool northern regions, or the wood of these trees

Usage examples:

Bradley pined for his wife, who was far away.

verb

Push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive.

Usage examples:

She lounged on the steps, pouting

noun

A pouting expression.

Usage examples:

His lower lip protruded in a sulky pout

noun

Another term for bib1 (sense 2 of the noun).

noun

A device, typically a strip of leather, for sharpening razors.

Usage examples:

He taught his sons the bible and beat them with a razor strop.

verb

Sharpen on or with a strop.

Usage examples:

He stropped a knife razor-sharp on his belt

noun

A bad mood; a temper.

Usage examples:

Nathalie gets in a strop and makes to leave

noun

A person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

Usage examples:

He rushed out in a very bad temper

verb

Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

Usage examples:

The way a smith would temper a sword

noun

The state of your mind or feelings

Usage examples:

[ c ] john has a bad temper., [ u ] a fit of temper, [ c ] you need to learn to control your temper…