pout
1 of 3verb
ˈpau̇t 
pouted; pouting; pouts
intransitive verb
1
a
: to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression
a pouting child
Sure, you have sports figures misbehaving today. John McEnroe pouts and snarls and curses at tennis judges twice his age, on television …
Roy Blount Jr.
Roy Blount Jr. b
: to push out or purse the lips in a sexually suggestive way
a pouting model
… appears in adverts surrounded by gorgeous, pouting blondes. The Economist
The Economist c
: to be moodily silent : sulk
If they invited her out, she declined the invitation. When they went out, she would be pouting when they came home. Susan Sheehan
Susan Sheehan2
: protrude
transitive verb
: to cause to protrude
pouted her lips
pout
2 of 3noun (1)
1
: a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure
2
pouts plural : a fit of pique
pout
3 of 3noun (2)
plural pout or pouts
: any of several large-headed fishes (such as a bullhead or eelpout)
Synonyms
Verb
- bag
- balloon
- beetle
- belly
- billow
- bulge
- bunch
- jut
- overhang
- poke
- pooch [chiefly dialect]
- pouch
- project
- protrude
- stand out
- start
- stick out
- swell
Noun (1)
- face
- frown
- grimace
- lower
- lour
- moue
- mouth
- mow
- mug
- scowl
- snoot
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Example Sentences
Verb She pouted her lips and stared at him angrily. 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.
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English
Noun (2)
probably from Middle English *poute, a fish with a large head, from Old English -pūte; akin to Middle English pouten to pout
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Noun (1)
1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1591, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pout
Kids Definition
pout 1 of 2
verb
ˈpau̇t
pouted; pouting
1
: to show displeasure by pushing out the lips
2
: sulk entry 1
He pouts when he doesn't get his way.
pout
2 of 2noun
: a facial expression that shows displeasure and is made by pushing out the lips
… Kirsti was plodding along, her face in a pout because the girls hadn't waited for her. Lois Lowry, Number the Stars
Lois Lowry, Number the Starspout 1 of 2
noun
1
as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval that storekeeper's face seems to be in a permanent pout Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- grimace
- scowl
- frown
- mouth
- smirk
- moue
- face
- stare
- look
- sneer
- snarl
- growl
- lower
- mow
- wince
- snoot
- mug
- glare
- squinch
- flinch
- lour
- glower
- simper
- rictus
- scoff
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- smile
- grin
- laugh
2
as in sulk
pouts plural a state of resentful silence or irritability she stayed in the pouts all day Synonyms & Similar Words
- sulk
- pet
- blues
- dumps
- sulkiness
- snit
- sullenness
- grouch
- petulance
- crossness
- mopes
- surliness
- hump
- fretfulness
- peevishness
- irritability
- grumpiness
- crankiness
- surliness
- grouchiness
- testiness
- biliousness
- perversity
- disagreeableness
- irascibility
- orneriness
- irritableness
- perverseness
- querulousness
- fantods
- dyspepsia
- pettishness
- cantankerousness
- sensitivity
- choler
- waspishness
- crotchetiness
- irascibleness
- fussiness
- huffiness
- oversensitiveness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cheerfulness
- gaiety
- gayety
- perkiness
- lightheartedness
- geniality
- graciousness
- agreeableness
- friendliness
- affability
- sociability
- pleasantness
- gladsomeness
- amenity
- sociality
- cordiality
- amiableness
- amiability
- amicability
- high-spiritedness
- good-naturedness
- good-humoredness
- good-temperedness
pout
2 of 2verb
1
as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point her lips pouted as she glared at him silently Synonyms & Similar Words
- protrude
- poke
- bulge
- belly
- beetle
- pouch
- swell
- stand out
- project
- jut
- overhang
- bag
- balloon
- bunch
- pooch
- dome
- billow
- stick out
- start
- stretch
- snowball
- elongate
- lengthen
- extend
- dilate
- mushroom
- blow up
- distend
- inflate
- expand
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- contract
- shrink
- compress
- constrict
- condense
2
as in to scowl
to silently go about in a bad mood pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning Synonyms & Similar Words
- scowl
- frown
- sulk
- mope
- grump
- brood
- glower
- ponder
- pet
- lower
- dwell (on)
- carry on
- lour
- mull (over)
- muse (over)
- take on