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sulks

sulks is the plural of sulk.

sulks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sulk.

Meaning of sulk

Noun (1)

sulk (plural sulks)

  1. A state of sulking.
    • Leo has been in a sulk all morning.
  2. (in plural, preceded by definite article) A fit of sulking; a sulking mood.
    • The Puddin', who had got the sulks over Sam's remark that fifteen goes of steak and kidney were enough for any self-respecting man, protested against the singing, which, he said, disturbed his gravy.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 82
  3. A person who sulks
    • Don't be such a sulk, Leo!

Noun (2)

sulk (plural sulks)

  1. A furrow.

See all 5 meanings of sulk

Questions about sulks

What is sulks the plural of?
Sulks is the plural of sulk.

Words near sulks in the dictionary

  1. Sulkis
  2. Sulkowski
  3. Sulkowskis
  4. sulkpot
  5. sulkpots
  6. sulks
  7. sulky
  8. sull
  9. sull up
  10. sulla
  11. sullabub

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