as in pouting
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
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Into his office saunters George Santos (a pouty Bowen Yang), carrying someone’s baby.
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Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
So here’s a refresher: Jordan not only condoned President Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and reject its legitimate outcome but actively plotted with the pouty president to do so.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Kelly was reacquired exactly three years to the day of the pouty face incident.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
Advertisement The four original Bratz dolls — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade and Sasha — had strikingly pouty lips and large eyes, and, according to the Guardian, brought in $1 billion in annual revenue at the height of their popularity.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
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Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
So here’s a refresher: Jordan not only condoned President Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and reject its legitimate outcome but actively plotted with the pouty president to do so.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Kelly was reacquired exactly three years to the day of the pouty face incident.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
Advertisement The four original Bratz dolls — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade and Sasha — had strikingly pouty lips and large eyes, and, according to the Guardian, brought in $1 billion in annual revenue at the height of their popularity.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
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“Pouty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouty. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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