sulky C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈsʌlki/ See IPA manual Freq #40331 Meanings 1 adj silent and withdrawn after being upset The sulky child. 2 adj depressingly dark 3 adj moving slowly 4 adj sullen or moody Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · silent and withdrawn after... morosesullen 2 adj · depressingly dark glooming 3 adj · moving slowly sluggish 4 adj · sullen or moody huffish Word family Forms sulkilysulkiness Etymology See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sulky **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌlki/ **Frequency rank:** 40331 ## Meanings 1. silent and withdrawn after being upset 2. depressingly dark 3. moving slowly 4. sullen or moody ## Examples - The sulky child. ## Etymology See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking. ## Topics - Animals markdown