All 3 Uses
sullen
in
A Wrinkle in Time
(Edited)
- Meg looked up at her mother, half in loving admiration, half in sullen resentment.
p. 16.9sullen = unhappy
- So when they want her to do problems the long way around at school she gets sullen and stubborn and sets up a fine mental block for herself.
p. 50.4
- She scowled down at the ground in sullen fury.
p. 140.9 *
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(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)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) Sullen can also be used figuratively. For example, "A sullen economic landscape" is one that does not look hopeful.