sulk

Meaning

Verb

To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

Noun

1. A state of sulking.
2. (in-plural) A fit of sulking; a sulking mood.
3. A person who sulks

Noun

A furrow.

Synonyms

pout

😡

brood

be sulky

in a huff

mope

sulkiness

displeased

be cross

be angry

dissatisfied

be sullen

be displeased

scowl

sulky

lower

sullenness

glower

be offended

be peevish

become angry

pet

quarrel

sadden

sulks

unhappy

☹️

bear a grudge

change countenance

get cross

take offence

mump

be disgruntled

be disagreeable

be gloomy

to be peevish

be sulk

angry

😠

sull

bitter

complain

cry

😢

depress

disagree

disregard

fret

frown

get angry

glare

gloomy

grumble

huff

Translations

bouder

schmollen

küsmek

imbronciarsi

enfurruñarse

küskünlük

mokken

pruilen

bouderie

fare il broncio

😡

μουτρώνω

σκυθρωπάζω

somurtkanlık

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sʌlk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *sulke

Inherited from Old English: āsolcennys

Cognate with Sanskrit: सृजति

Cognate with Hittite: 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣

In summary

Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcenesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English āsolcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from āsolcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti), सर्जन (sárjana), सृक (sṛká)), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /⁠šalkzi⁠/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak.