sulky
adjective
\ ˈsəl-kē
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sulkier;
sulkiest
Definition of sulky
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sulky
noun
plural sulkies
Definition of sulky (Entry 2 of 2)
: a light 2-wheeled vehicle (as for harness racing) having a seat for the driver only and usually no body
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Other Words from sulky
Adjective
sulkily
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adverb
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adverb
sulkiness
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noun
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noun
Synonyms for sulky
Synonyms: Adjective
glum, mopey, pouting, pouty, sullen, surly
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Examples of sulky in a Sentence
Adjective
She is very sulky today. She's in a sulky mood.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The number can only be called from within the U.S. TRUMP AT THE G-7 The president returned to Washington from the G-7 summit in France in a sulky mood. — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, "What polls really tell us about the state of the presidential race," 30 Aug. 2019 There are invariably some boldface names in the throng, a few adorably sulky teenage hipsters, a clutch of serious New York theater impresarios, and a number of confused millennials. — Sally Singer, Vogue, "With Slash, a Fetish for Pop Culture Leads to the Stage," 8 Jan. 2019 By contrast, this latest bit of research hammers the gas, forcing it, like a sulky teenager, to tidy away its qubits. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Rough-and-ready quantum memory may link disparate quantum systems," 9 Nov. 2018 The newest installment of the animated comedy series with old-school monster favorites sends sulky hotelier Dracula (voiced by Sandler), his friends and their families on a crazy creature cruise to the lost city of Atlantis. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Review: Vampire love abounds in silly but touching 'Hotel Transylvania 3'," 11 July 2018 With these spoiler-sensitive twists the book seems to change from a sulky character study to a wicked satire of artistic arrogance and the accidental nature of immortality. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction Chronicle: Life Will Deceive You Later," 16 Mar. 2018 Since confirming his breakup with Gigi on Twitter, Zayn has followed up his mysterious post with a second selfie that's similarly sulky. — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "Zayn Malik Totally Hinted at His Breakup With Gigi Hadid Before The News Broke," 13 Mar. 2018 While Liam sits in this big, ritzy AF mansion looking pensive and sulky with his shirt unbuttoned! — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "Liam Payne Gets Sexy AF With Rita Ora in "For You" Music Video for "Fifty Shades"," 26 Jan. 2018 And how annoyingly aggrieved and, well, small the birthday boy appears in his sulky silence. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: ‘Illyria’ Eavesdrops on a Young Joe Papp and Friends," 30 Oct. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But when Hawthorne resumed racing June 13, Curtin wasn’t back in the sulky. — chicagotribune.com, "Tim Curtin, respected driver at Chicago area harness racing tracks, dies," 20 June 2019 Proven harness racing royalty will sit in the sulky behind Bully Pulpit. — Bob Roberts, cleveland.com, "2019 Battle of Lake Erie: Bully Pulpit’s agenda is to make others notice," 5 June 2019 Original race cars, vintage cycling gear, harness-racing sulkies, and other racing items will also be on display. — Philly.com, "Art Star Craft Bazaar, Love Your Park Week, New Hope Celebrates Pride, and other great events, May 11-18," 9 May 2018 Uruguay famously got sulky over the shortage of European teams at the first World Cup and refused to travel over for the 1934 tournament, and Argentina joined them four years later when FIFA decided to stage a second consecutive World Cup in Europe. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 13 Weeks to Go - African Boycott Denies Ghana's Golden Generation in 1966," 22 Mar. 2018 The term dates to 1945, when it was used by the military psychiatrist William Menninger to define the attitude of sulky, balky soldiers. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: A Master Class in Passive Aggression in ‘Miles for Mary’," 22 Jan. 2018 There was the sulky dressing room speech to his teammates, which Klopp noted whilst sharing his thoughts on the transfer on Sunday. — SI.com, "Journo Claims Klopp Didn't Mind Losing Coutinho After Back Antics & Player's Dressing Room Speech," 7 Jan. 2018 Guardian Angel AS was coming up behind the leaders, and his front hoof touched the wheel of What The Hill's sulky and went off stride. — Tom Canavan, courant.com, "Perfect Spirit Wins Hambletonian After What The Hill DQ'd," 5 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sulky.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sulky
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of sulky
: angry or upset about something and refusing to discuss it with others
: often quiet and angry or upset
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sulky
adjective
\ ˈsəl-kē
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sulkier;
sulkiest
Kids Definition of sulky
(Entry 1 of 2)