different between sulk vs dwell

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?lk/
• Rhymes: -?lk

Etymology 1

Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcennesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English ?solcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from ?solcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English ?seolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkan? (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sél?-o-nom, from *sel?- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sar??- (such as Sanskrit ????? (s?játi), ?????? (sarjati), ????? (sárjana), ??? (s?ká)), possibly Hittite ???????????????? (ša-al-ak-zi /šalkzi/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak.

Verb

sulk (third-person singular simple present sulks, present participle sulking, simple past and past participle sulked)

1. (intransitive) to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with skulk.

Synonyms

• mope

Related terms

• sulkily
• sulky

Translations

Noun

sulk (plural sulks)

1. A state of sulking.

   Leo has been in a sulk all morning.

2. A person who sulks

   Don't be such a sulk, Leo!

Translations

References

Etymology 2

Latin sulcus.

Noun

sulk (plural sulks)

1. A furrow.

References

• “sulk”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “sulk” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "sulk" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Lusk, lusk

English

Etymology

From Middle English dwellen (“delay, hinder, detain; linger, remain”), from Old English dwellan (“to mislead, deceive; be led into error, stray”), from Proto-Germanic *dwaljan? (“to hold up, delay; hesitate”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?welH- (“to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate”), which is cognate with Old Norse dvelja and related to Proto-Germanic *dwelan? (“to go astray”), which underwent semantic change in its descendants. Cognates include Danish dvæle (“to linger, dwell”) and Swedish dväljas (“to dwell, reside”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: dw?l, IPA^(key): /dw?l/

• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

dwell (plural dwells)

1. (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
2. (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
3. (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
4. (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).

Verb

dwell (third-person singular simple present dwells, present participle dwelling, simple past and past participle dwelt or (mostly US) dwelled)

1. (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
   • 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman

     I am fully resolved to go dwell in another house.

   • 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the English Language

     The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.

2. (intransitive) To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
3. (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
4. (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
   • 1802, William Wordsworth, Milton!-

     Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

Synonyms

• (live, reside): See also Thesaurus:reside

Derived terms

• bedwell
• indwell

Related terms

• dwelling
• dwell on, dwell upon

Translations

See also

• abide
• live
• reside
• stay

References

• dwell in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• dwell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Maltese

Etymology

From Italian duello, from Latin duellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dw?ll/

Noun

dwell m (plural dwellijiet or dwelli)

1. duel

Derived terms

• ddwella