be down in the dumps vs sulk

be down in the dumps

sulk

noun
  • Leo has been in a sulk all morning. 

  • A furrow. 

  • A person who sulks 

  • A state of sulking. 

verb
  • To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. 

How often have the words be down in the dumps and sulk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )