All 3 Uses of
sullen
in
The Hunger Games
- Whereas when you open your mouth, you come across more as sullen and hostile.
p. 116.9sullen = unhappy and withdrawn
- Haymitch says I'm sullen and hostile,
p. 121.7 *
- If only I was his size, I could get away with sullen and hostile and it would be just fine!
p. 126.9
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(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)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) 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.