pout 1 of 2

noun

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1
as in scowl
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval that storekeeper's face seems to be in a permanent pout

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2
as in sulk
pouts plural a state of resentful silence or irritability she stayed in the pouts all day

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pout

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verb

ˈpau̇t How to pronounce pout (audio)
1
as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point her lips pouted as she glared at him silently

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2
as in to scowl
to silently go about in a bad mood pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning

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Recent Examples of pout
Noun
Whether painting one’s pout was deemed empowering or degrading often reflected the feminine expectations of different generations. — Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 In a beauty landscape increasingly centered around hybrid formulas, peptides offer genuine benefits to one’s pout. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Verb
Barnes could have pouted at the demotion. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026 In an off-duty selfie with Marco Perego-Saldaña, the Emilia Pérez actress pouted at the camera while showing off her glowing, makeup-free complexion in an Instagram photo dump on February 22. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pout
  1. scowl
  2. sulk
  3. protrude
  4. frown
  5. grimace
  6. pet
  7. poke
  8. mope
Noun
  • The role requires basically one expression, a mechanized scowl.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
  • His scowl in training sessions was permanent.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Definition of scowl
Noun
  • Elphaba is determined to expose the Wizard while Glinda marvels over her newfound fame and Fiyero sulks.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Pout, sulk, and stay upset the Broncos declined the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
Definition of sulk
Verb
  • Next, plug the separate, short USB-C cable protruding from the back support bar into the port on the seat's base.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • The small black object protruding underneath the door kept showing up and the woman told her mother about her suspicions.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of protrude
Verb
  • Spending so much time with Raskova’s frown was a miscalculation, when Sasha and Anastasia falling for each other, and Valya worrying about how Tanya’s past would haunt them forever, were so much more compelling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Judges generally frown on any major actions to change voting laws in the weeks before an election.
    — Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of frown
Noun
  • He was knocked down by center Brayden Schenn on the final faceoff, then skated off the ice with a grimace.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • He was immortalized in a perpetual full-body muscle flex, and bore the grimace of a guy who really, really wants to pick a fight.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of grimace
Noun
  • Both companies are betting that medicines modeled on human GLP-1 drugs can help regulate appetite in pets, and top-line results of their clinical trials are expected to be released later this year.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • Like Blair, Zhang often depicts pets within a cameo frame as a gesture of old-fashioned memorializing.
    — Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of pet
Verb
  • Her breasts poke at the thin fabric of her gown, and there are shadows in the folds of the bed linen.
    — Diane Williams, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • This included one of their players poking a finger into the ear of the Belgian penalty-spot protector Diego Moreira, and responding to the reactionary elbow to the tummy by going down, and staying down, on top of the penalty mark.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of poke
Verb
  • Law enforcement officials also point out that any type of modification to e-bikes might not just be dangerous, but can also transform the e-bike into a motorcycle or moped under California law.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • The Canucks owned all of those top picks that year because their GM, Brian Burke, didn’t sit around and mope about bad luck.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Definition of mope

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