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Definition of sulk verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sulk

verb

NAmE//sʌlk//

[intransitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sulk

he / she / it sulks

past simple sulked

-ing form sulking

to look angry and refuse to speak or smile because you want people to know that you are upset about something He went off to sulk in his room.

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