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    sullen

    US /ˈsʌlən/

    ・

    UK /ˈsʌlən/

    C1
    adj.Adjective(Literary) dark or somber; gloomy
    He just sat there with a sullen expression on his face, refusing to speak

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • Down in the west, the setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye,

      Down in the west, the setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye,

    • sullen eye, and frowning lower, lower, lower yet,  was lost in the thick gloom of darkest night.

      sullen eye, and frowning lower, lower, lower yet,  was lost in the thick gloom of darkest night.

    B2

    Benedict Cumberbatch reads the best cover letter ever written

    01:51Benedict Cumberbatch reads the best cover letter ever written
    • I like sullen, crabbed, scowling words such as skulk, glower, scabby, churl.

      I like sullen, crabbed, scowling words such as skulk, glower, scabby, churl.

    B2

    Porphyria's Lover By Robert Browning

    03:59Porphyria's Lover By Robert Browning
    • The rain set early in tonight, The sullen wind was soon awake,

      The rain set early in tonight, The sullen wind was soon awake,

    B2

    Why use Personality Tests in the Workplace?

    06:26Why use Personality Tests in the Workplace?
    • Um, you think of them as being friendly, or driven, or sullen, or generally nice, or enthusiastic.

      Um, you think of them as being friendly, or driven, or sullen, or generally nice, or enthusiastic.

    • or "sullen", or "generally nice".

      or "sullen", or "generally nice".

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • Down in the west the setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant like a sullen eye and frowning lower, lower.

      Down in the west the setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant like a sullen eye and frowning lower, lower.

    • red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye,

      red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye,

    B2

    Sci-Fi Short Film "FTL" | Presented by DUST

    14:43Sci-Fi Short Film "FTL" | Presented by DUST
    • (sullen music)

      (sullen music)

    B1

    Top 10 Most Chaotic Anti-Heroes of All Time

    13:28Top 10 Most Chaotic Anti-Heroes of All Time
    • Long sullen silence or mean comment?

      Long sullen silence or mean comment?

    • Long, sullen silence?

      Long, sullen silence?

    B2

    Skinny Love - Birdy (Marija Cekicevska Cover)

    03:09Skinny Love - Birdy (Marija Cekicevska Cover)
    • My my my, my my my, my-my my-my... Sullen load is full, so slow on the split.

      My my my, my my my, my-my my-my... Sullen load is full, so slow on the split.

    A2

    What Charity Really Means

    04:51What Charity Really Means
    • They were sullen and irascible. Their partner might have added stern admonitions to those of the regulator,

      They were sullen and irascible. Their partner might have added stern admonitions to those of the regulator,

    • They were sullen and irascible.

      They were sullen and irascible.

    B1

    What Does Starvation Do To The Body?

    04:59What Does Starvation Do To The Body?
    • like protruding ribs, sullen eyes, and gaunt cheeks,

      like protruding ribs, sullen eyes, and gaunt cheeks,

    B1