May 03, 2017 Word of the Day
pouts; pouted; pouting
The man is pouting.
Definition of POUT
1 : to push out your lips to show that you are angry or annoyed or to look sexually attractive
[+ object]
She pouted her lips and stared at him angrily.
[no object]
The boy didn't want to leave—he stomped his feet and pouted.
The model pouted for the cameras.
Her lips pouted, and she began to cry.
2 [no object] chiefly US : to refuse to talk to people because you are angry or annoyed about something
Whenever he doesn't get his own way, he pouts. [=sulks]
Quit pouting!
— pout noun, plural pouts [count]
She had a sultry pout on her lips.
— pouted adjective
pouted lips
— pouty /ˈpaʊti/ adjective poutier; poutiest
pouty lips
He had a pouty look on his face.
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