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Sulked vs Skulked - What's the difference?

sulked | skulked |

As verbs the difference between sulked and skulked

is that sulked is past tense of sulk while skulked is past tense of skulk.

sulked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sulk)

    • sulk

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a state of sulking.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to express ill humor or offense by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
    • Synonyms
    * mope
    Related terms
    * sulkily * sulky

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) sulcus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A furrow.

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    skulked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skulk)

    • skulk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of foxes.
    • (Wright)
  • One who skulks; a skulker.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to conceal oneself; to hide
  • * Dryden
    • Discovered and defeated of your prey, / You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
  • * 1852 , Charles Dickens, Bleak House ,
    • Behind dingy blind and curtain, in upper story and garret, skulking more or less under false names, false hair, false titles, false jewellery, and false histories, a colony of brigands lie in their first sleep.
  • to sneak around, sneak about
  • * 1904 , Paul Laurence Dunbar,
    • Fully a dozen of the citizens had seen him hastening toward the woods and noted his skulking air [...]
  • to shirk; to avoid obligation