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pout
1[pout]
verb (used without object)
to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
to look or be sullen; sulk; mope.
Synonyms: , ,to swell out or protrude, as lips.
verb (used with object)
to protrude (the lips).
to utter with a pout.
noun
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
a fit of sullenness.
to be in a pout.
pout
2[pout]
noun
plural
pout ,plural
pouts .a northern marine food fish, Trisopterus luscus.
pout
1/ 貹ʊ /
verb
to thrust out (the lips), as when sullen, or (of the lips) to be thrust out
(intr) to swell out; protrude
(tr) to utter with a pout
noun
(sometimes the pouts) a fit of sullenness
the act or state of pouting
pout
2/ 貹ʊ /
noun
short for horned pout eelpout
any of various gadoid food fishes, esp the bib (also called whiting pout )
any of certain other stout-bodied fishes
Other Word Forms
- poutful adjective
- poutingly adverb
- unpouting adjective
- unpoutingly adverb
- ˈdzܳپԲ adverb
- ˈdzܳٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pout1
Origin of pout2
Word History and Origins
Origin of pout1
Origin of pout2
Example Sentences
Having spent the last seven years in a state of self-absorption — or, as his ex-girlfriend Lucy later puts it: “You’ve just been up there pouting?” — his new quest is simply to atone.
His efforts to extort some kind of “peace deal” from Putin — which Trump repeatedly claimed he could accomplish in 24 hours — have descended to online pouting and whining.
“I had a great mentor in Kobe that didn’t necessarily let me pout or get down on myself. His thing was always, ‘All right, what’s next?
"I can see shadow of where its migrated.. I always joke with my friends when you see it - it's like Homer Simpson, like I've got a Homer Simpson pout."
She does several makeup tutorials during the Live, deftly lining her lips a deep mahogany shade as a cameraman zooms in on her voluminous pout.
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When To Use
To pout is to act in a gloomy and irritated way; to mope or sulk.Children sometimes pout when they don’t get their way, often by sitting with their arms crossed and a specific look on their face: a kind of frown with the lips pushed out (sometimes just the bottom lip). This expression is also called a pout. The term is typically used in the context of young children, but it can be applied to adults in some situations.Example: My toddler pouts when he doesn’t get his way, but I guess it’s better than throwing a tantrum.
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