All 10 Uses
sullen
in
The Iceman Cometh
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- His manner is sullen, his face set in gloom.
Act 3 *sullen = unhappy and withdrawn
- He walks with a tough, truculent swagger and his good-natured face is set in sullen suspicion.†
Act 2
- JOE—(sullenly) Dat's my business.†
Act 2
- Joe gets off the stool sullenly to let her sit down.†
Act 2
- He forgets his sullenness and becomes his old self again.†
Act 2
- Their faces are sullenly angry, their clothes disarranged from the tussle.†
Act 2
- Joe sullenly goes back behind the counter and slaps the knife on top of it†
Act 3
- Joe pours a brimful drink—sullenly) I's finished wid dis dump for keeps.†
Act 3
- CHUCK—(sullenly) Sure, anyting yuh say, Baby.†
Act 3
- He has been drinking heavily, but there is no lift to his jag; his manner is grouchy and sullen.†
Act 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)
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(2)
(sullen as in: a sullen sky) darkened by clouds; or the color of a gloomy sky
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(3)
(sullen as in: sullen heat) unpleasant
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Sullen can also be used figuratively. For example, "A sullen economic landscape" is one that does not look hopeful.