sulkily

[US]/'sʌlkili/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a displeased manner

Example Sentences

She sulkily refused to talk to anyone after the argument.

He sulkily stomped out of the room when he didn't get his way.

The child sulkily crossed his arms and pouted when he was told he couldn't have any more candy.

She sulkily sat in the corner, refusing to join the group activities.

He sulkily muttered under his breath about the unfairness of the situation.

The dog sulkily retreated to its bed after being scolded for chewing on the shoes.

She sulkily stared out the window, lost in her own thoughts.

He sulkily replied with a simple 'fine' when asked if he was okay.

The cat sulkily turned its back on its owner after being given a bath.

She sulkily folded her arms and refused to participate in the game.

Real-world Examples

Across the field, the veela were watching them sulkily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Is it worth keeping? " I inquired, less sulkily.

Source: Wuthering Heights (abridged version)

She picked up the leg sulkily and led her cow away, the poor animal limping on three legs.

Source: The Wizard of Oz (Simplified Version)

" Your Majesty may say your pleasure, " said Glozelle sulkily.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Ove stood sulkily in the doorway, with his hands in his pockets.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Nikabrik sulkily promised to behave, and the other two asked Caspian to tell his whole story.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

He spoke rather sulkily, feeling himself stalemated.

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

'You know whether the cap fits you, Loo, ' returned her brother sulkily.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 2)

I followed them rather sulkily to the table at which Strickland always sat, and he called for the board and the chessmen.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

No one could hear him; and at last, tired with running, and half choked with dust, he walked sulkily home.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

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