Both Uses
sulk
in
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
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- But if Nelson Lord was right—no wonder they were sulky, staying away from home as much as they could.†
Part 1 *sulky = overly unhappy and unsociable
- Growled when they chose; sulked, explained, demanded, strutted, cowered, cried and provoked each other to the edge of violence, then over.†
Part 3sulked = was overly unhappy and unsociable
Definitions:
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(1)
(sulk) to be overly unhappy and unsociable -- often due to disappointment or a sense of not getting what was deserved
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)