sull
/sʌl/verb, noun
sull is spelled S-U-L-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sull means “Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sull?
| Letters | 4: S-U-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sull?
Sull appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sull?
- /sʌl/
- /sʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sull.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sull
- sulls present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- sulling participle, present
- sulled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sull mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.
noun
- 1
A plough.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sull come from?
Back-formation from sullen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).