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moue

noun

ˈmü

Definition of moue

as in frown

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval a moue of distaste at the display of bad manners

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Recent Examples of moue In her trademark cat-eye glasses, with her bitter-lemon moue, Hoffman, as Moth, is comedy just standing there; Harada, as Mustardseed, a warmth machine. — New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021 Not just any moue, either, but a supermoue—a whole cultural attitude distilled into a single boffff. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2020

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Noun

Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026

Definition of frown

Noun

Every once in a while, the goddess Athena (Zendaya) will appear at Odysseus’ side to judge his actions, mostly by offering a scowl of disapproval, the sort of face a wife makes when her husband loads the dishwasher wrong.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026
His scowl in training sessions was permanent.

— Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of scowl

Noun

Aside from gameplay, the real blow-your-socks-off differences are in franchise mode where the team has put their money where their proverbial mouth is with the best version of the iconic feature.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
And his administration is putting taxpayer money where his mouth is, paying companies billions of dollars to NOT build them.

— Nate Hegyi, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of mouth

Noun

For Bieber’s ethereal Met Gala makeup, Phillips layered Lip Ciggy over liner to create a perfect nude pout.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Interspersed with Mellencamp’s idiosyncratic views of himself were old press shots of the singer, many without a shirt or showcasing pouts and flexed biceps, that fit the song’s wry message.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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