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Sulled vs Sulked - What's the difference?

sulled | sulked |

As verbs the difference between sulled and sulked

is that sulled is past tense of sull while sulked is past tense of sulk.

sulled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sull)

    • sull

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to stop, to refuse to go on (of an animal - example - donkey or a possum plays dead)
  • :* 1992': The mesteño had stopped and '''sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her. — Cormac McCarthy, ''All The Pretty Horses

    • Etymology 2

    Anglo-Saxon (suluh), (sulh), a plough; compare Old High German suohili a little plough.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A plough.
    • (Ainsworth)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    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  • to express ill humor or offense by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.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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