pout

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/paʊt/

verb 5noun 4

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

slightly

prettily, sulkily

The child pouted sulkily when she didn't get the toy she wanted.

PREP

The child pouted at his mother when she refused to buy him ice cream.

Definitions

verb

To push out one's lips.

To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.

To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

To say while pouting.

"Don't you love me any more?" she pouted.

noun

One's facial expression when pouting.

2008, Vladimir Nabokov, Natasha, written 1924, translated by Dmitri Nabokov With a pout, Natasha counted the drops, and her eyelashes kept time.

A fit of sulking or sullenness.

noun

Any of various fishes such as the hornpout (Ameiurus nebulosus, the brown bullhead), the pouting (Trisopterus luscus) and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — catfish common in eastern United States

hornpout

noun — marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern sea

eelpout

noun — a disdainful grimace

moue

verb — make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip

verb — be in a huff and display one's displeasure

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"Don't you love me any more?" she pouted.

Wiktionary

2008, Vladimir Nabokov, Natasha, written 1924, translated by Dmitri Nabokov With a pout, Natasha counted the drops, and her eyelashes kept time.

Wiktionary

Now don't pout.

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Don't pout.

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If Tom doesn't get what he wants, he'll sulk and pout.

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I have no patience for old men who pout.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, pout is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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