sulk definition
(sÅ­lk) intr.v. sulked, sulkÂ·ing, sulks. To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest. n. A mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal: stayed home in a sulk; a case of the sulks. [Back-formation from sulky.]
: a period of time when someone is angry or upset and refuses to speak. 1  tantrums and sulks. 2  He was in a sulk. 3  She has a case of the sulks.