What does sulking mean?
Sulking means present participle and gerund of sulk.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of sulk.
"He has seen you, too, he says; and thinks you have seen him, hey?" and Dangerfield chuckled more and more knowingly, and watched his shiftings and sulkings with a pleasant grin, as he teased and quizzed him in his own enigmatical way.
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Sulking means present participle and gerund of sulk.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"He has seen you, too, he says; and thinks you have seen him, hey?" and Dangerfield chuckled more and more knowingly, and watched his shiftings and sulkings with a pleasant grin, as he teased and quizzed him in his own enigmatical way.
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