sullen

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

Translation

adj. gloomy and morose; showing a brooding ill humor

Phrases & Collocations

sullen expression

remain sullen

sullen mood

Example Sentences

a boy of sullen humor.

the sullen current of a canal.

Karen had withdrawn into sullen silence.

rivers in sullen, perpetual flood.

I was served by a sullen-faced youth.

He looked up at the sullen sky.

The sullen girl refused to answer her mother's questions.

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