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to pout

to pout

41 3.4
To push out your lips to show that you are annoyed or disappointed
  • verb
  • /paʊt/
translation icon : hacer pucheros
  • - Come on, don't pout.
  • stop pouting
  • Oh, stop pouting
  • pouting lips

I want him to do like a little smile, pout.

Examples

  • After being told he couldn't have dessert, Tim decided to pout in the corner.

  • And when she cannot have what her heart desires, she pouts like a disappointed child.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Oh, you can pout all you want, huh?

  • Are you going to pout all day?

  • Now pout for me, John!

  • You can pout later, Lilo.

  • Sometimes she will pout for days unless you step in quickly and soothe her down.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Nobody could pout quite as well as Dolly if things did not go her way.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • And don't pout when you don't get what you want.

  • He's so cute when he's pouting, and that would make you grin.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

to mow
vsto pout
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To make a sad face by pushing out the lower lip

is the neutral modern gesture of pushing lips out to show annoyance or disappointment
to pooch
vsto pout
1 9.9

To push your lips forward as if to kiss

pushes lips out to show annoyance or disappointment not to invite a kiss
to mop
vsto pout
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To make a sad face by pushing out the lower lip

is the neutral modern gesture of pushing lips out to show annoyance or disappointment
to pooch out
vsto pout
9.2

To round and push your lips forward like when you kiss

pushes lips out to show annoyance or disappointment rather than affection

Antonyms

1.0

To turn the corners of your mouth up to show happiness or friendliness

Compounds

9.7

A small brown freshwater catfish with whisker-like feelers

ocean pout
  • Specialized
9.9

A fish with an eel-like body and a pouting mouth that lives in cold Atlantic coastal waters

How Pouty

to pout
41 3.4
to purse
18 7.0

Surface Forms

pout infinitive
pouted past
pouted past participle
pouting present participle
pouts third person singular

Etymology

The verb pout also comes from the idea of 'pushing out', so to pout is to push your lips forward to show annoyance or disappointment.