sulky

[US]/ˈsʌlki/
[UK]/ˈsʌlki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kumalenga au kushangaza, mafupi kwa njia ya kushangaza.

Example Sentences

a sulky fire .

moyo wa kumaliza.

the old man grew sulky and grouchy.

mwanambo amepita na amekuwa mchana.

she had a sultry, sulky mouth.

alikuwa na mchele mchana.

She brought along a couple of sulky looking kids.

Alikuwa na mchele mchana.

she is sulky and contrary where her work is concerned.

she is sulky and contrary where her work is concerned.

his lower lip protruded in a sulky pout.

Mizani mchanga yake alipikia kwa mchumia mchumia mpya.

Young girls sometimes become sulky because they are jealous.

mwanamke muda mwenye mchele mchana kwa sababu wana mchana.

Real-world Examples

On the contrary, he looked resentful and sulky.

Kwa makosa, alipita na kusukuma.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Goyle emptied his pockets, looking extremely sulky.

Goyle alipiga pungua zake, akapita kwa mchana sana.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" All right, " said Malfoy, looking sulky and disappointed.

"Sawa," alisema Malfoy, akapita na kusukuma na kushangaza.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" I'm not sulky, " I answered, looking away.

"Sikipita," nilijawia, akapita kwa muda.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

A cheer went up from the crowd. The warden looked sulky.

Kwa mchezo alipita kutoka kwa mwanamke. Mkuu alipita kwa mchana.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

" Why are you so sulky" ? she asked, coming up to me.

"Nini kwa mchana wewe?" alisema, akakimia kwa mimi.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" No." I tried very hard not to look like a sulky child.

"Hapana." Nilijitua kwa mchana sana kusukuma kama mwanamke.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

The people pleaser feels sulky and betrayed because they were angling for adulation and gratitude.

Mwanamshale wanaonana kusukuma na kushangaza kwa sababu walikuwa wanaangalia kwa mchezo na kushangaza.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

And the more they talked to one another the sulkier and more suspicious they became.

Na kwa mchana wakakamua kwa muda wakapita kwa mchana zaidi na wakawa wanaodhibiti zaidi.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Dudley looked furious and sulky, and somehow seemed to be taking up even more space than usual.

Dudley alipita kwa furu na kusukuma na kwa mchana wakapita mchana zaidi kuliko kwa muda.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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