sulk

Meanings

Plural: sulks

Noun

a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
- "stayed home in a sulk"
A state of sulking.
A fit of sulking; a sulking mood.
A person who sulks
A furrow.

Verb

be in a huff and display one's displeasure
To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcenesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English āsolcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from āsolcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti), सर्जन (sárjana), सृक (sṛká)), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /⁠šalkzi⁠/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak.

Synonyms

brood, mope, pout, sulkiness

Scrabble Score: 8

sulk is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sulk is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sulk is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sulk is a valid Words With Friends word