sullen

/'sʌlən/
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sullen

A child sits with a sullen expression after losing the game.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Gloomy, silent, and ill-humored: Showing a bad temper or resentment by being silent, withdrawn, and unsociable.
    • Dark, somber, or dismal: Used to describe a dark, cloudy, or oppressive atmosphere.
Usage
  • The word "sullen" describes a person's mood or expression that is gloomy, silent, and resentful. It can also describe weather or a landscape that is dark and oppressive.
  • It is typically used as an adjective before a noun (e.g., a sullen teenager) or after a linking verb (e.g., He became sullen).
Examples
  • Describing a person's mood or expression:
    • After losing the game, the player wore a sullen expression.
    • The child grew sullen and refused to speak to anyone.
  • Describing an atmosphere:
    • The sky was a sullen gray, threatening rain.
    • They walked through the sullen and silent forest.
Advanced Usage
  • "Sullen silence": A prolonged, resentful silence.
    • He answered all questions with a sullen silence.
  • "Sullen resentment": A brooding, unspoken anger.
    • Her sullen resentment was obvious to everyone in the room.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sullenly (adverb): In a gloomy, silent, and ill-humored manner.
    • He stared sullenly out the window.
  • Sullenness (noun): The quality or state of being sullen.
    • His sullenness made the meeting very uncomfortable.
Synonyms
  • Morose: Sullen and ill-tempered.
  • Glum: Looking or feeling dejected; sad and gloomy.
  • Saturnine: Slow and gloomy in temperament.
  • Dour: Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.
  • Surly: Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
Antonyms
  • Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
  • Sociable: Willing to talk and engage in activities with other people; friendly.
Idioms and Phrases
  • "In a sullen mood": In a state of being gloomy and silent.
    • She's been in a sullen mood all day since she heard the news.
sullen

A child sits with a sullen expression after losing the game.

Adjective
  1. darkened by clouds
    • a heavy sky
  2. showing a brooding ill humor
    • a dark scowl
    • the proverbially dour New England Puritan
    • a glum, hopeless shrug
    • he sat in moody silence
    • a morose and unsociable manner
    • a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius- Bruce Bliven
    • a sour temper
    • a sullen crowd

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