Sulky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse

sullen or moody

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌlki/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌlki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌlki/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌlki/.

Examples

a sluggish stream
the gloomy forest
the glooming interior of an old inn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sluggish gloomful gloomy huffish glooming

Parts of Speech

noun	a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
adjective	sullen or moody
adjective	moving slowly “a sluggish stream”
adjective	depressingly dark “the gloomy forest”

Word Forms

huffishness	noun	a feeling of sulky resentment
sulk	noun	a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
sulkiness	noun	a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
sluggishness	noun	the pace of things that move relatively slowly
gloom	noun	a state of partial or total darkness
gloominess	noun	the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmollend

ein leichtes zweirädriges Fahrzeug für eine Person; von einem Pferd gezogen

🇫🇷French

boudeur

un véhicule léger à deux roues pour une personne ; tiré par un cheval

🇪🇸Spanish

malhumorado

un vehículo ligero de dos ruedas para una persona; tirado por un caballo

🇮🇹Italian

imbronciato

un veicolo leggero a due ruote per una persona; trainato da un cavallo

🇳🇱Dutch

chagrijnig

een licht tweewielig voertuig voor één persoon; getrokken door één paard

🇵🇹Portuguese

mal-humorado

veículo leve de duas rodas para uma pessoa; puxado por um cavalo

🇷🇺Russian

угрюмый

легкий двухколесный автомобиль на одного человека; запряженный одной лошадью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदास

एक व्यक्ति के लिए एक हल्का दोपहिया वाहन; एक घोड़े द्वारा खींचा गया

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বস্তিকর

এক ব্যক্তির জন্য একটি হালকা দুই চাকার যান; একটি ঘোড়া দ্বারা আঁকা

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

ஒருவருக்கு இலகுவான இரு சக்கர வாகனம்; ஒரு குதிரையால் வரையப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

గంభీరమైన

ఒక వ్యక్తి కోసం తేలికపాటి ద్విచక్ర వాహనం; ఒక గుర్రం ద్వారా గీస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

उदास

एका व्यक्तीसाठी हलके दुचाकी वाहन; एका घोड्याने काढलेला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસ

એક વ્યક્તિ માટે હળવા બે પૈડાવાળું વાહન; એક ઘોડા દ્વારા દોરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲ್ಕಿ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಲಘು ದ್ವಿಚಕ್ರ ವಾಹನ; ಒಂದು ಕುದುರೆಯಿಂದ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബ്ബലമായ

ഒരാൾക്ക് ഇരുചക്ര വാഹനം; ഒരു കുതിര വരച്ചത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕਾ ਦੋ-ਪਹੀਆ ਵਾਹਨ; ਇੱਕ ਘੋੜੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖਿੱਚਿਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گدلا

ایک شخص کے لیے ہلکی دو پہیوں والی گاڑی؛ ایک گھوڑے کے ذریعے کھینچا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闷闷不乐

一辆供一人使用的轻型两轮车辆；由一匹马绘制

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌な

一人乗りの軽二輪車。一頭の馬が引く

🇰🇷Korean

음산한

1인용 경량 이륜차; 말 한 마리가 끄는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hờn dỗi

xe hai bánh hạng nhẹ chở một người; được kéo bởi một con ngựa

🇹🇭Thai

บึ้งตึง

รถสองล้อขนาดเบาสำหรับหนึ่งคน วาดโดยม้าตัวหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merajuk

kendaraan ringan roda dua untuk satu orang; ditarik oleh seekor kuda

🇵🇭Filipino

nagtatampo

isang magaan na dalawang gulong na sasakyan para sa isang tao; iginuhit ng isang kabayo

🇲🇾Malay

merajuk

kenderaan beroda dua ringan untuk seorang; ditarik oleh seekor kuda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عابس

مركبة خفيفة ذات عجلتين لشخص واحد؛ يرسمها حصان واحد

🇮🇷Persian

غمگین

وسیله نقلیه سبک دو چرخ برای یک نفر؛ توسط یک اسب کشیده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

somurtkan

bir kişi için iki tekerlekli hafif bir araç; bir atın çektiği

🇮🇱Hebrew

זועף

רכב דו-גלגלי קל לאדם אחד; מצויר על ידי סוס אחד

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