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.