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pout

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verb

pouted; pouting; pouts

intransitive verb

1
a
: to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression
a pouting child
Sure, you have sports figures misbehaving today. John McEnroe pouts and snarls and curses at tennis judges twice his age, on television … Roy Blount Jr.
b
: to push out or purse the lips in a sexually suggestive way
a pouting model
… appears in adverts surrounded by gorgeous, pouting blondes. The Economist
c
: to be moodily silent : sulk
If they invited her out, she declined the invitation. When they went out, she would be pouting when they came home. Susan Sheehan
2

transitive verb

: to cause to protrude
pouted her lips

pout

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noun (1)

1
: a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure
2
pouts plural : a fit of pique

pout

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noun (2)

plural pout or pouts
: any of several large-headed fishes (such as a bullhead or eelpout)

Example Sentences

Verb She pouted her lips and stared at him angrily. The boy didn't want to leave—he stomped his feet and pouted. The model pouted for the cameras. Her lips pouted, and she began to cry.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English

Noun (2)

probably from Middle English *poute, a fish with a large head, from Old English -pūte; akin to Middle English pouten to pout

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pout was in the 14th century

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