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sulked

/sʌlkt/

sulked is the simple past and past participle of sulk.

Meaning of sulk

Verb

sulk (third-person singular simple present sulks, present participle sulking, simple past and past participle sulked)

  1. (intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
    • Mr. Riach, who had been to the college, spoke to me like a friend when he was not sulking, and told me many curious things, […]1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    mope

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Words that rhyme with sulked

Questions about sulked

What is sulked the simple past and past participle of?
Sulked is the simple past and past participle of sulk.
How do you pronounce sulked?
Sulked is pronounced /sʌlkt/.

Words near sulked in the dictionary

  1. sulisobenzone
  2. Suljic
  3. Suljics
  4. sulk
  5. Sulka
  6. sulked
  7. sulker
  8. sulkers
  9. sulkey
  10. sulkeys
  11. sulkie

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