pout

[ pout ]

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verb (used without object)

to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
to look or be sullen; sulk; mope.

to swell out or protrude, as lips.

verb (used with object)

to protrude (the lips).
to utter with a pout.

noun

the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
a fit of sullenness: to be in a pout.

Origin of pout

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pouten; probably from Old Norse; compare Swedish dialect puta “to be inflated,” Norwegian (noun) “pute ”

Other words for pout

2	brood, glower, scowl,

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Other words from pout

poutful, adjective
pout·ing·ly, adverb
un·pout·ing, adjective
un·pout·ing·ly, adverb

Other definitions for pout (2 of 2)

pout²

[ pout ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) pout, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pouts.

a northern marine food fish, Trisopterus luscus.

Origin of pout

First recorded before 1000; Old English -pūta, in ǣlepūta “eelpout” (not recorded in Middle English ); akin to Low German pūtāl and aalputte “eelpout,” Dutch puit “frog”

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How to use pout in a sentence

Democrats split over moves to weaken Wall Street reforms, and Republicans pouted over lost leverage.
‘Cromnibus’ Passes, But Did Anyone Win? | Ben Jacobs | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“Some bit their lips, some pouted, others cried,” hiding such emotions beneath their round, broad-brimmed hats.
Washington in Victory | Piers Brendon | October 10, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
You pouted and sulked, and had a great fight with nurse, for bringing a nasty boy into the house.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
The proprietor, being angry, rescued the accordion roughly; whereupon Anne pouted and cast appealing glances on her friends.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
He sulked and pouted, as if he had himself been the injured party.
Wood Magic | Richard Jefferies

And when my poor friend made some sound in his throat her pure brow clouded a bit: she pouted.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
She turned her head as Vaudemont entered, and her pretty lip pouted as that of a neglected child.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for pout (1 of 2)

pout¹

/ (paʊt) /

verb

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

noun

(sometimes the pouts) a fit of sullenness
the act or state of pouting

Origin of pout

C14: of uncertain origin; compare Swedish dialect puta inflated, Danish pude pillow

Derived forms of pout

poutingly, adverb
pouty, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for pout (2 of 2)

pout²

/ (paʊt) /

nounplural pout or pouts

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

Old English -pūte as in ǣlepūte eelpout; related to Dutch puit frog

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