pout
1to swell out or protrude, as lips.
to protrude (the lips).
to utter with a pout.
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
a fit of sullenness: to be in a pout.
Origin of pout
1Other words for pout
Other words from pout
- poutful, adjective
- pout·ing·ly, adverb
- un·pout·ing, adjective
- un·pout·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby pout
Other definitions for pout (2 of 2)
a northern marine food fish, Trisopterus luscus.
Origin of pout
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How to use pout in a sentence
Michael says that the trick to achieving a natural looking pout is to use a lip liner that’s a tad darker than your skin tone and line is slightly above your natural lip line, then fill in with the Rouge Allure L’Extrait.
Angela Bassett’s NAACP Awards Makeup Look Was Inspired By The ’70s | Blake Newby | February 28, 2022 | Essence.comFor Taraji’s neutral lip look, Sheriff-Hendricks based the pout with the Smooth Silk Lip Liner in 7 to make Henson’s lips appear fuller.
Taraji P. Henson’s AMA Makeup Look Had To Complement A Whopping 10 Outfit Changes | cmurray | November 23, 2020 | Essence.comRocking a man-tank, sunglasses, and sultry pout, Billy Ray looks both embarrassingly excited to be included and super confused.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’ | Amy Zimmerman | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoxy flannel and messy tears might as well have been a corset and a come-hither pout in The Perfect Storm.
Wearing a white tank top and moody pout, the Biebs addresses the rumors surrounding his speculative breakdown.
Heidi Klum Heroically Saves Son From Drowning; Angelina Jolie Sells Jewelry to Fund Afghan School | The Fashion Beast Team | April 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Every interaction with her was fraught lest she would throw a sulk or sink into a pout.
Karl Taro Greenfeld on His Novel “Triburbia,” Con Men, and Literary Success | Nick McDonell | August 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“Well, no helicopters today,” she said with an exaggerated pout.
I hoped that he wouldnt be home to lunch; hes awful cross, said Sue, with a pout and a flush.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterYou wife will pout if she can't go out: but she will go out, and take a carriage.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacThey sulk and pout, worse than humans, if one act wins more applause than another.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyLady Thurwell, who was a thorough little dame de société, rose with a pout and shrugged her shoulders.
The New Tenant | E. Phillips Oppenheim"Frulein came out and called Edith away," said the child, with a little pout.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti Chartres
British Dictionary definitions for pout (1 of 2)
/ (paʊt) /
to thrust out (the lips), as when sullen, or (of the lips) to be thrust out
(intr) to swell out; protrude
(tr) to utter with a pout
(sometimes the pouts) a fit of sullenness
the act or state of pouting
Origin of pout
1Derived forms of pout
- poutingly, adverb
- pouty, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for pout (2 of 2)
/ (paʊt) /
short for horned pout, eelpout
any of various gadoid food fishes, esp the bib (also called whiting pout)
any of certain other stout-bodied fishes
Origin of pout
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