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sullen
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/ˈsʌlən/
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/ˈsʌlən/
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sullen
adjective
sullener
Comp.
sullenest
Super.
UK
/ˈsʌlən/
US
/ˈsʌlən/
угрюмый
He had a sullen expression on his face.
У него было угрюмое выражение лица.
мрачный
The sullen sky threatened rain all day.
Мрачное небо весь день угрожало дождем.
хмурый
She gave him a sullen look and walked away.
Она бросила на него хмурый взгляд и ушла.
Synonyms
gloomy
morose
sour
surly
dour
glum
brooding
forbidding
Antonyms
cheerful
joyful
bright
sullen
noun
sullens
pl
UK
/ˈsʌl.ən/
US
/ˈsʌl.ən/
Archaic and rare; refers to a sulky mood or a morose person.
Synonyms
sulker
moper
sourpuss
grump
grouch
brooder
mope
morose person
Definitions
sullen
adjective
Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
After the argument, he sat in the corner with a sullen expression, refusing to talk to anyone.
Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or appearance.
The sky was a sullen gray, threatening rain at any moment.
Slow-moving or sluggish, especially of water; lacking energy or activity (archaic).
The sullen stream crept through the valley without a ripple.
sullen
noun
Usually plural with the, a fit or spell of gloomy sulkiness or depression.
After the defeat, the whole camp sank into the sullens for days.
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