pout
verb (used without object)
to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
pouts
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pluralof pout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof pout (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
poutverb (used without object)to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
Example Sentences
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If you take a picture of him he doesn’t like, then he screams and pouts.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
Frantic and wildly overstuffed — with characters, locations, pretty pouts and greatest hits — the image that kept coming to mind was of an exploding piñata.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
She pouts a little because she thinks I’m not committed to the new dynamic.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2021
Performing a cameo with a Stones cover band called the Blushing Brides, Potash claps and points, pouts and shakes his hips, spitting out the words: "Huh, shidoobee, shattered, shattered!"
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2020
The girls responded with awwws and pouts, but Nicole was resolute and Ahmed flashed a bright smile and promised everything would be just fine before shutting the thatched door.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
