pout
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pout1
—poutful, adj. —poutingly, adv.
/powt/, v.i.
1. to thrust out the lips, esp. in displeasure or sullenness.
2. to look or be sullen.
3. to swell out or protrude, as lips.
v.t.
4. to protrude (
the lips).
5. to utter with a pout.
n.
6. the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
7. a fit of sullenness: to be in a pout.
[
1275-1325; ME pouten; c. Sw (dial.) puta to be inflated]
Syn. 1, 2. brood,
mope,
glower,
scowl,
sulk.
pout2
/powt/,
n.,
pl. (
esp. collectively)
pout, (
esp. referring to two or more kinds or species)
pouts.
3. a northern, marine food fish, Trisopterus luscus.
[bef. 1000; OE -puta, in aeleputa eelpout (not recorded in ME); c. D puit frog]
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Pout — Pout, n. [Cf. {Eelpout}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European whiting pout or bib. [1913 Webster] {Eel pout}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Eelpout}. {Horn pout}, or {Horned pout}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Bullhead} (b) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pout — (pout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pouting}.] [OE. pouten, of uncertain origin; cf. Prov. pot lip, Prov. F. potte, faire la potte to pout, W. pwdu to pout, be sullen, poten, potten, a paunch, belly.] 1. To thrust out the lips … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pout — pout1 [pout] vi. [ME pouten, ult. < IE base * bu , to swell] 1. to thrust out the lips as in sullenness or displeasure 2. to sulk 3. to protrude: said of the lips vt. to thrust out (the lips) n. 1. the act of pouting … English World dictionary
pout|y — «POW tee», adjective, pout|i|er, pout|i|est. Informal. inclined to pout; sulky … Useful english dictionary
pout — [ paut ] verb intransitive to show that you are angry or annoyed by pushing out your lips, especially your lower lip: Petra usually just pouts until she gets what she wants. a. to push out your lips to look more sexually attractive ╾ pout noun… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pout — (p[=oo]t), n. [F. poulet. See {Poult}.] The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl. Carew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pout — (p[=oo]t), v. i. To shoot pouts. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pout — Pout, n. A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. Jack s in the pouts. J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pout — [paut] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] to push out your lower lip because you are annoyed or unhappy, or in order to look sexually attractive ▪ He sounded like a pouting child. ▪ Her full lips pouted… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pout — [n] sad face frown, glower, long face, moue, sullen look; concept 716 Ant. grin, smile pout [v] make a sad face; be sad be cross, be in bad mood*, be moody, be petulant, be sullen, frown, grouch, grump*, make a long face*, make a moue, mope,… … New thesaurus
Pout — may refer to several things. * A facial expression * a commune in Thiès Region, western Senegal * Trisopterus luscus or Pouting, a fish in the Gadidae family … Wikipedia
