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
On the red carpet outside of Chateau Marmont, Alix Earle, Shay Mitchell and more powered their feminine prowess through wispy lashes, cat-eye shadow and a pouty, pale pink lip.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
This is Martha before the magazine and the product lines, before the Snoop Dogg friendship and the pouty lips.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s no tackiness or flakiness and this particular shade for me, just makes my lips look and feel so pouty and glossy — with a shine that lasts.
—Stixx Mathews, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
This is Martha before the magazine and the product lines, before the Snoop Dogg friendship and the pouty lips.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s no tackiness or flakiness and this particular shade for me, just makes my lips look and feel so pouty and glossy — with a shine that lasts.
—Stixx Mathews, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouty
irritable
Adjective
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Some of the consequences of owing your body sleep are readily apparent, like feeling drowsy, irritable, or brain-foggy, or catching seemingly every virus.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2026
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Accompanying Rayner through these daily adventures were the irritable duck Chelveston (named after his English bomber base) and the gentle dog puppet Cuddly Dudley.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Pouty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouty. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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