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- DictionarySul·len/ˈsələn/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy: "a sullen pout"
noun
- 1. a sulky or depressed mood. archaic
The meaning of SULLEN is gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed. How to use sullen in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sullen.
angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people: His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment. literary She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered. Synonym. morose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasively. abrasiveness. abruptly. abruptness. aloof.
Sullen definition: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.. See examples of SULLEN used in a sentence.
angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people: His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment. literary She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered. Synonym. morose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasively. abrasiveness. abruptly. abruptness. aloof.
A bad-tempered or gloomy person is sullen. Sullen people are down in the dumps. If someone is dark, dour, glum, moody, morose, or sour, they're also sullen. Teenagers are often described as sullen, especially when they're being grumpy and silent.
1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. 2. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. 3. indicative of gloomy ill humor. 4. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound.
Someone who is sullen is bad-tempered and does not speak much. The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. Many of them remained sullen and resentful. Synonyms: morose, cross, moody, sour More Synonyms of sullen.
adjective. /ˈsʌlən/ (disapproving) in a bad mood and not speaking, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your character. Bob looked pale and sullen. She gave him a sullen glare. sullen teenagers. He lapsed into a sullen silence. Topics Appearance c2. Definitions on the go.
SULLEN meaning: in an unpleasant mood and not smiling or speaking to anyone. Learn more.
Sullen definition: Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
