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

  • He is morose and sullen.
  • Harmony decries the sullen sunrise.
  • He becomes more sullen and solitary.
  • I grew sullen and ashamed of my surroundings.
  • As the girl explores its rooms, he becomes sullen.
  • Erin becomes sullen and sad, but acts strong in front of Lilan.
  • Amy is elated, but Bright is sullen and distant about the situation.
  • The nights are clear, but suffused with sloth and sullen expectation.
  • Eventually, the children grow more and more fearful and sullen around Anna.
  • But he was of an odd highly strung natures sullen and excitable by turns.

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