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Word entry · 6 letters

sullen

Best crossword clue

"Moody and silent"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsʌlən/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ellnsuStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. darkened by clouds

Word origin

From Middle English soleyn, from Anglo-Norman soleyn (“alone”), from Old French sole (“single, sole, alone”), from Latin sōlus (“by oneself alone”). The change in meaning from "single" to morose occurred in Middle English.

Used in a sentence

  • Still she entreats, and prettily entreats, / For to a pretty ear she tunes her tale; / Still is he sullen, still he lours and frets, / ‘Twixt crimson shame and anger ashy-pale;
  • And sullen I forsook the imperfect feast.
  • 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring. Sullen and bored the kids stay / And in this way wish away each day

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