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sullen
adjective
Darkened by clouds
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ˈsʌlən
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adjective
Darkened by clouds
“A heavy sky”
adjective
Showing a brooding ill humor
“A dark scowl”
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A heavy sky
A dark scowl
The proverbially dour New England Puritan
A glum, hopeless shrug
He sat in moody silence
A morose and unsociable manner
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