as in pouting
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
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Recent Examples of pouty
While the Pocket Blush is known for delivering gorgeous flushed cheeks in seconds, the Peptide Lip Shape is a recent favorite for perfectly contoured pouty lips.
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Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
Johansen had the sharp, pouty features of Mick Jagger, but the sneer and savvy of his hometown.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Nico no longer viewed Luka as a gift, but an enabled, pouty headcase who takes his talent for granted, won’t change, and will pay for it sooner rather than later.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, Schrader recasts his old American Gigolo — Gere’s wisps of white hair, unshaven beard, and wheelchair mostly recall a pouty version of elderly Henry Miller in Warren Beatty’s Reds.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
Johansen had the sharp, pouty features of Mick Jagger, but the sneer and savvy of his hometown.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Nico no longer viewed Luka as a gift, but an enabled, pouty headcase who takes his talent for granted, won’t change, and will pay for it sooner rather than later.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
Instead, Schrader recasts his old American Gigolo — Gere’s wisps of white hair, unshaven beard, and wheelchair mostly recall a pouty version of elderly Henry Miller in Warren Beatty’s Reds.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouty
irritable
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Most cases clear up on their own without complications, but parents should contact a doctor if a child cannot keep fluids down, has a high fever lasting more than a few days or seems unusually drowsy or irritable.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Pouty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouty. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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