pout
Meaning
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- To push out one's lips.
- To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.
- To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
- To say while pouting.
Synonyms
wry face
in a huff
be sulky
protrude the lips
pucker the lips
Ameiurus Melas
purse lips
purse one’s lips
be hurt
be offended
be peevish
feel hurt
pull a long face
be sullen
be very sulky
look cross
look very cross
sulk much
pout whiting
adopt sulky expression
become angry
leave out of account
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paʊt/
Etymology
From Middle English pouten, probably from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian pute (“pillow, cushion”), dial. Swedish puta (“to be puffed out”), Danish pude (“pillow, cushion”)), from Proto-Germanic *pūto (“swollen”) (compare English eelpout, Dutch puit, Low German puddig (“inflated”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bu- (“to swell”) (compare Sanskrit बुद्बुद (budbuda, “bubble”)).
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