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   sullen

   /ˈsʌlən/

   adjective

   • 1. bad-tempered and sulky: "a sullen pout"
   • ▪ (of the sky) full of dark clouds: "a sullen sunless sky"

   noun

   • 1. a sulky or depressed mood. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘solitary, averse to company’, and ‘unusual’): from Anglo-Norman French sulein, from sol ‘sole’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sullenly adverb
   • 2. sullenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSULLEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sullenSullen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SULLEN is gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed. How to use sullen in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sullen.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSULLEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. unwilling to talk or be sociable; sulky; morose 2. sombre; gloomy 3. literary sluggish; slow 4. obsolete.... Click for more definitions.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sullenSULLEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › sullenSULLEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Sullen definition: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.. See examples of SULLEN used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsullen adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of sullen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sullenSullen - definition of sullen by The Free Dictionary

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   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.