poutier; poutiest
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: expressive of displeasure
Examples of pouty in a Sentence
we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
Recent Examples on the Web
This is Martha before the magazine and the product lines, before the Snoop Dogg friendship and the pouty lips.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (‘Spare’ — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and ‘South Park’ was the pin.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
One fan recently dressed as a teenage Baker in 1990s skater regalia, based on a photo of the guitarist as a pouty Tennessee high schooler.
—Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (Spare — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and South Park was the pin.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
Into his office saunters George Santos (a pouty Bowen Yang), carrying someone’s baby.
—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
Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (‘Spare’ — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and ‘South Park’ was the pin.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
One fan recently dressed as a teenage Baker in 1990s skater regalia, based on a photo of the guitarist as a pouty Tennessee high schooler.
—Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (Spare — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and South Park was the pin.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
Into his office saunters George Santos (a pouty Bowen Yang), carrying someone’s baby.
—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 Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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