pouts 1 of 2

plural of pout

pouts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pout

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pouts
Noun
While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day. Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouts
Noun
  • Pout, sulk, and stay upset the Broncos declined the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
  • However, once Biden handed off the Democratic nomination to Newsom’s longtime friend, fellow Willie Brown protégé and political stablemate Kamala Harris, the California governor seemed to disappear into a long sulk.
    Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • The brand’s giant green owl mascot dances badly, makes obscure pop culture references and pokes fun at the company’s push notifications.
    Leeron Walter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Like his contemporaries, Meyers often pokes fun at the ongoing actions of the president and his administration on Late Night.
    Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Byrne has never been better, sharper, or more intimidating as a screen presence, carrying the movie with squints and frowns.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In a statement to PEOPLE, Phypers alleged the actress didn’t have a relationship with or involvement in the lives of any of their pets.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The irritability or walking into a room only to forget why seconds later.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This could look like mood swings, irritability, hostility, feelings of depression, and thoughts of suicide or self-harm.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Formed by the top of a mountain range that juts out of Lake Superior fifty miles north of the Michigan mainland and less than twenty miles from the Canadian shore, the is land is fifty miles long and about five wide.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Turning a dial that juts off the lower spoke on the steering wheel switches you through a pure EV mode, then normal, Sport, and Sport+.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One of Richards' serious snits was with O'Brien's Facebook advertisement.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Backstage, Speaker Pelosi is shown defending her hostility in a post-vandalism snit.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023

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“Pouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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