sulk
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
stayed home in a sulk
Types & categories
- humour hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
Types & categories
- grizzle hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pout |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sulky |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | humour |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sulkiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pouter |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | resent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grizzle |