All 3 Uses of
sullen
in
Walk Two Moons
- She was as crotchety and sullen as a three-legged mule, and I was not quite sure why.
p. 95.3sullen = unhappy
- I had always pictured murderers as being mopey and sullen.
p. 108.2 *sullen = unhappy and withdrawn
- The chickens were fidgety, the cows were skittish, and the pigs were sullen and glum.
p. 125.5
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(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)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.