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sulky

How many syllables in sulky?

  2 syllables

Divide sulky into syllables:   sulk-y
Stressed syllable in sulky:   sulk-y
How to pronounce sulky:   suhl-kee
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Synonyms for sulky


1 syllable
  • cross
    2 syllables
    • brooding
    • grumpy
    • morose
    • sullen
    • grouchy
    • huffy
    • snippy
    3 syllables
    • in a funk
    • in a mood
    • out of sorts
    • resentful
    • in a huff
    • moodiness
    • petulant
    • truculent
    4 syllables
    • in a bad mood
    5 syllables
    • in a bad temper
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      What rhymes with sulky

      2 syllables
      • bulky
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