pouting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of poutingnext
as in pouty
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability stayed in a pouting mood until her boyfriend apologized, though he didn't have the vaguest idea what he was apologizing for

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pouting

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verb

present participle of pout
1
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point her lips pouted as she glared at him silently

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2
as in frowning
to silently go about in a bad mood pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouting
  1. pouty
  2. protruding
  3. irritable
  4. poking
  5. sulky
  6. sulking
  7. sullen
  8. brooding
Adjective
  • Instead, Schrader recasts his old American Gigolo — Gere’s wisps of white hair, unshaven beard, and wheelchair mostly recall a pouty version of elderly Henry Miller in Warren Beatty’s Reds.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
  • This is Martha before the magazine and the product lines, before the Snoop Dogg friendship and the pouty lips.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
Definition of pouty
Verb
  • While tending to their garden this fall, homeowners in upstate New York spotted what appeared to be two giant teeth protruding from the soil, partially concealed by plant fronds.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of protruding
Adjective
  • Screw that shouty guy in the street, and screw that irritable homeowner and enemy of dogs.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • To avoid wallowing in their pity and reassurances, the women recite their own medical ailments (hyperthyroidism, gallstones, diabetes, irritable bowel) and promise to be there for each other.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of irritable
Verb
  • That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cast member Bowen Yang appeared dressed as a drone alongside segment host Michael Che, poking fun at the mystery which has left lawmakers and the public demanding answers from government agencies.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
Adjective
  • Still, certain sensitivities might need to be respected as the excitable Gemini Moon shoves sulky Saturn.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2024
  • That’s no small feat, considering how sulky and borderline-bratty Donn comes across in early scenes.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of sulky
Verb
  • Still, Brown did not spend his offseason sulking.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • No one is going to get better by sulking.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of sulking
Adjective
  • The New Daughter has an interesting, sullen mood and looks fantastic, but that just further accentuates how out of place Costner seems.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • One of the migrants looks at the camera with sullen eyes and a rugged beard.
    Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of sullen
Adjective
  • There's what's timelessly now and what's fearlessly next — Dean's most brooding, heaviest and loudest songs represent the latter.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Label executives were excited about a star who had an online following, an instantly iconic vocal signature, an appealingly brooding persona and, in her songwriting, an unusually keen sense of pop’s jumbled history.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of brooding
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