sulky

🇬🇧 UK/'sʌlki/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Silently bad-tempered and withdrawn after being upset or offended.

生闷气的,闷闷不乐的

n.

A light two-wheeled horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.

(赛马用的)双轮轻便马车

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
sulkyother
=sulky

Common Collocations

  • 1.sulky silence赌气沉默
  • 2.sulky mood闷闷不乐的情绪
  • 3.[sulky expression]赌气的表情
  • 4.turn sulky变得闷闷不乐

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The child became sulky when his parents refused to buy him a new toy.

  • 2.

    She sat in sulky silence throughout the entire dinner after their argument.

  • 3.

    He gave a sulky shrug and refused to explain why he was upset.

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