sulk

Other forms of sulk

plural

sulks·

past tense

sulked·

present participle

sulking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sulk

What does sulk mean?

sulk means "a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sulk?

sulk has 1 syllable: sulk. In IPA it is /ˈsʌlk/.

What is another word for sulk?

Close synonyms include sulkiness, pout, brood. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sulk a common word?

sulk is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.