Meaning & Definition of Sullen in English

1. Showing a brooding ill humor

• "A dark scowl"

• "The proverbially dour new england puritan"

• "A glum, hopeless shrug"

• "He sat in moody silence"

• "A morose and unsociable manner"

• "A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- bruce bliven

• "A sour temper"

• "A sullen crowd"

2. Darkened by clouds

• "A heavy sky"