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sulky

[suhl-kee] / ˈsʌl ki /


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This is all so he can coddle his sulky, wild teenage son while expecting Carrie to limit all extracurricular cuddles to her adopted kitty, Shoe.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Dr. Ash clearly doesn’t take his son’s career seriously, and in just a few days Jed seems to regress to a kind of sulky adolescence.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023

One activity that is an immense source of pride for the young men and women living on estates like Moyross is so-called sulky racing.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023

She lay on the rumpled bed like a sulky cat and stretched herself.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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