poutingly
- adverb
- She crossed her arms and looked poutingly at her parents when denied dessert.
Examples
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She looked at him poutingly after he forgot their anniversary.
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He answered poutingly, making it clear he was not pleased with the outcome.
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The child sat poutingly in the corner after being scolded.
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He replied poutingly when asked to clean his room.
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She walked away from the conversation poutingly, clearly displeased with what was said.
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The child pouted poutingly when she didn't get the toy she wanted.
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He crossed his arms and stared poutingly at the ground, upset by the news.
Synonyms
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
A quiet, angry way of showing you are upset
In a childish, annoyed way that shows impatience
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
In a sad or gloomy way that shows someone is unhappy
By being quiet and not joining others to show someone is annoyed
In a way that shows you are unhappy or annoyed
To act in an annoyed or offended way
In a serious, unfriendly way that shows dislike
In a bad mood and complaining
To act quietly because you feel angry or sad
In an annoyed way that shows irritation or anger
Antonyms
How Sulky
Surface Forms
Morphology
poutingly = pouting (transparent) = pout + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding -ly to 'pouting', so the manner meaning is directly predictable from 'pout'.
Etymology
The word poutingly comes from pout, which means 'push out the lips', plus -ing and -ly to make it describe how someone does something. So, to act poutingly is to show displeasure or sulk by pushing out your lips.