pouted; pouting; pouts
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.
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
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
Susan Sheehan2
: protrude
: to cause to protrude
pouted her lips
1
: a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure
2
pouts plural
: a fit of pique
plural pout or pouts
: any of several large-headed fishes (such as a bullhead or eelpout)
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Examples of pout in a Sentence
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.
Noun (1)
that storekeeper's face seems to be in a permanent pout
she stayed in the pouts all day
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
In the clip, Swift leaned onto Weathersby with her arm on her shoulder as the pair pouted at the camera.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
She was seen with a red pout and pulled back hair at the 2016 InStyle and Warner Bros. 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Flashes of absolute game-changing, field-flipping brilliance, followed by weeks of anonymity, peppered by pouting and social-media finger-pointing.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
In the clip, Swift leaned onto Weathersby with her arm on her shoulder as the pair pouted at the camera.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
Swift enthusiastically strummed an air guitar in a gingham Reformation dress that matched her signature red pout.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
She was seen with a red pout and pulled back hair at the 2016 InStyle and Warner Bros. 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Pout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pout. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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pout
1 of 2 verb1
: to show displeasure by pushing out the lips
2
pout
2 of 2 noun1
: an act of pouting
2
plural
: a state of bad humor
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