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sull up

sull up verb: to sull; to play dead.

Verb

sull up (third-person singular simple present sulls up, present participle sulling up, simple past and past participle sulled up)

  1. (Appalachia, slang) To sull; to play dead.

Forms of sull up

third-person singular presentsulls up
present participlesulling up
past participlesulled up
pastsulled up

Questions about sull up

What does sull up mean?
Sull up means to sull; to play dead.
What part of speech is sull up?
Sull up is a verb.
What is the past tense of sull up?
The past tense of sull up is sulled up.

Words near sull up in the dictionary

  1. sulkpot
  2. sulkpots
  3. sulks
  4. sulky
  5. sull
  6. sull up
  7. sulla
  8. sullabub
  9. sullabubs
  10. sullage
  11. sullages

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