All 3 Uses
sullen
in
A Raisin in the Sun
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- (WALTER is silent and sullen) I—I just seen my family falling apart today . . .
Scene 2.1 *sullen = showing a gloomy mood
- (With sullen politeness) Yes'm†
Scene 1.1
- At curtain, there is a sullen light of gloom in the living room, gray light not unlike that which began the first scene of Act One.†
Scene 3.1
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(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)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.