sook UK
sʊk
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Definition of sook - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
emotionRareUKsulk or act of sulkingRareUK
  • He had a sook after losing the game.
brood pout
2.
behaviorRareUKcrybaby or complainerRareUK
  • Stop being such a sook and toughen up.
complainer grumbler whiner

Verb

intr.
behaviorRareUKseek comfort or attention in a whining wayRareUK
  • The child would sook whenever he felt ignored..
complain fuss whine
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Origin of sook

Scots, sook (suck)

Examples of sook in a sentence

  • His sook lasted all afternoon.
  • He's such a sook when things don't go his way.
  • Don't be a sook just because you lost the game.
  • She would sook to her friends when things didn't go her way.
  • He tends to sook whenever he's feeling down.

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  1. French:bouderie, pleurnicher, ...
  2. German:Schmollen, Trost suchen, ...
  3. Italian:broncio, lamentarsi, ...
  4. Spanish:berrinche, lloriquear, ...
  5. Portuguese:birra, choramingar, ...
  6. Chinese:生闷气, 撒娇, ...
  7. Japanese:すねること, 甘える, ...
  8. Arabic:التجهم, تَدَلَّلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:מַצַּב רוּחַ רַע, לְהִתְבַּכְיֵן, ...
  10. Russian:обида, хныкать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:образа, скиглити, ...
  12. Hindi:नाराजगी, दुलार करना, ...
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