pout
verb (used without object)
to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
was pouting
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past progressiveof pout.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Fite just didn’t like Marlowe’s body language in the team huddle afterward — thought he was pouting — and called Marlowe out in front of the whole team.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Penske drivers Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden swept the first three races of the season, all while O’Ward was pouting over his team-friendly contract with Arrow McLaren SP.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
Ennis was pouting: He didn’t want to go to swim class because the instructor had made him put his head underwater.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
“When I was young I was pouting for days when you get benched by a team,” Chimera said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2011
If she’d decided to stay but still refused to be his wife, maybe he was pouting.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
