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pouting

  • present participle of pout.

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If you do, urge your followers to do the same instead of them pouting and sitting out the mayor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

With the bases loaded, I was still pouting when the batter drilled the ball deep to right.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

I had snapped a photo earlier in which he appeared to be pouting.

From Slate Jan. 3, 2026

In Silicon Valley, you have the Elon Musk and Peter Thiel breed, who have made billions of dollars yet spend most of their time pouting because middle class journalists on Twitter think they're dumb.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2024

We would stand around pouting, sniffling, trying to keep back our tears, begging for our playthings.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright