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Synonyms & Antonyms of pouting
(Entry 1 of 2)
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
- stayed in a pouting mood until her boyfriend apologized, though he didn't have the vaguest idea what he was apologizing for
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Words Related to pouting
- choleric,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- cross,
- crotchety,
- grouchy,
- grumpy,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- peevish,
- perverse,
- pettish,
- petulant,
- prickly,
- quick-tempered,
- raspy,
- ratty,
- short-tempered,
- snappish,
- snappy,
- snarky,
- snippety,
- snippy,
- testy,
- waspish
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pouting
verb
present participle of pout
Synonyms & Antonyms of pouting (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to extend outward beyond a usual point
- her lips pouted as she glared at him silently
Synonyms for pouting
- bagging,
- ballooning,
- beetling,
- bellying,
- billowing,
- bulging,
- bunching,
- jutting,
- overhanging,
- poking,
- pooching
- [chiefly dialect],
- pouching,
- projecting,
- protruding,
- standing out,
- starting,
- sticking out,
- swelling
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2
to silently go about in a bad mood
- pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning
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“Pouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouting. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.
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