Associations to the word «Pout»

Wiktionary

POUT, noun. One's facial expression when pouting.
POUT, noun. A fit of sulking or sullenness.
POUT, verb. (intransitive) To push out one's lips.
POUT, verb. (intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
POUT, verb. (transitive) To say while pouting.
POUT, noun. (rare) Shortened name of various fishes such as the hornpout (Ameiurus nebulosus, the brown bullhead), the pouting (Trisopterus luscus) and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).
POUT, noun. Alternative form of poult
POUT, verb. (Scotland) To shoot poults.

Dictionary definition

POUT, noun. A disdainful grimace.
POUT, noun. Marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas.
POUT, noun. Catfish common in eastern United States.
POUT, verb. Be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted".
POUT, verb. Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted".

Wise words

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