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sulk

[suhlk] / sʌlk /


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Kane said Bayern had "no time to sulk" and "would not let the defeat define our season".

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It comes from the Welsh pwdu, meaning to sulk, which itself originated with the English word pout, combined with the Welsh verb-forming suffix -u.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Nine months later, after the New Year's Eve party where Joel messes up again by trying to defend Ellie, he excuses himself to sulk with Ellie’s guitar on his porch.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

The youngsters sulk, stomp and scamper, pull pranks and horse around.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Now he had met Ulrike, a lean, angular-faced woman with the body of a young man, who worked at an embassy and seemed determined to sulk her way through her Nigerian posting.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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