sullen
IPA: sˈʌɫʌn
noun
- (obsolete) One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
- (in the plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
adjective
- Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
- Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- Sluggish; slow.
- (obsolete) Lonely; solitary; desolate.
- (obsolete) Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
- (obsolete) Obstinate; intractable.
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Examples of "sullen" in Sentences
- She sat in the corner of the room, her sullen expression giving away her anger
- The dark clouds overhead matched his sullen mood as he trudged through the rain
- His usual cheerful demeanor was replaced by a sullen silence after the argument
- The sullen teenager refused to speak to anyone after failing his exam
- The sullen atmosphere in the room made it clear that no one was in the mood to socialize
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