pouter
- noun
- /ˈpaʊtər/
:
mueca
- She said he was a pouter, but then she had always fallen for pouters.
Examples
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He's a pouter, all right.
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She said he was a pouter, but then she had always fallen for pouters.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pathetic pouters.
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He often sits alone in the corner, always looking like a pouter when things don't go his way.
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At the party, she kept her lips pressed together, making her look like a classic pouter among the cheerful crowd.
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Whenever he doesn’t get his way, he transforms into a real pouter, sulking in silence instead of joining the fun.
Synonyms
9
8.0
A person who often seems unhappy and grumpy
2
8.6
A person who is often sad and thinks things will go wrong
1
7.5
A person who is often gloomy and stays quiet
1
9.9
A person who often looks unhappy and does not smile
A person who stays silent and alone because they feel angry or upset
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sulky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pouter for a person comes from the verb pout 'to push out' plus -er 'one who'. So a pouter is someone who often pushes out their lips or shows a sad or annoyed face.