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sulk

nounmasculinecoloquial/ɐmuu/medium

a·mu·o

Definition

A state of silent, resentful bad temper, typically displayed by someone who feels offended or thwarted; a silent sulk.
After being told he couldn't go out, the teenager spent the evening in a sulk.
She's in a sulk because her friend forgot her birthday.
Common collocations
to sulkto be in a sulkchildish sulk

Etymology

Origem obscura, possivelmente onomatopeica ou expressiva.

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