pout

(pout)

v., pout·ed, pout·ing, pouts.

v.intr.

1. To exhibit displeasure or disappointment; sulk.
2. To protrude the lips in an expression of displeasure or sulkiness.
3. To project or protrude.

v.tr.

1. To push out or protrude (the lips).
2. To utter or express with a pout.

n.

1. A protrusion of the lips, especially as an expression of sullen discontent.
2. A fit of petulant sulkiness. Often used in the plural with the.

[Middle English pouten, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

poutily pout'i·ly adv.
pouty pout'y adj.

pout² (pout)
n., pl., pout, or pouts.
Any of various freshwater or marine fishes, especially an eelpout or hornpout.

[Middle English *poute, from Old English -pūte (as in ǣlepūte, eelpout).]

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verb

To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest: mope, pet², sulk. See happy/unhappy.

noun

A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain: face, grimace, moue, mouth. Informal mug. See express.

n

Definition: sad face
Antonyms: grin, smile

v

Definition: make a sad face; be sad
Antonyms: grin, smile

IN BRIEF: To show unhappiness by pushing lips out; sulk.

I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. — Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

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• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - surmule
v. tr. - lave trutmund
n. - trutmund, surmuleri

2.
n. - skægtorsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
pruilen, mokken, uitsteken, soort vis

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - faire la moue
v. tr. - faire la moue
n. - moue

2.
n. - (Zool) anguille

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schmollen
n. - Schmollmund

2.
n. - Schellfisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατσούφιασμα, (πληθ.) στραβομουτσούνιασμα, (ιχθυολ.) γάδος ο ετερόφθαλμος
v. - σουφρώνω τα χείλη, στραβομουτσουνιάζω, κατσουφιάζω, δείχνω δυσαρέσκεια

Italiano (Italian)
fare il broncio, broncio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bico (m), enfado (m)
v. - fazer bico, amuar-se

Русский (Russian)
дуться, надувать губы, надутые губы

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - hacer pucheros
v. tr. - poner mala cara, hacer pucheros
n. - mala cara, puchero

2.
n. - abadejo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trumpen uppsyn
v. - truta, tjura

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 噘嘴, 噘起, 板脸, 不高兴, 突出, 鼓起, 噘着嘴说, 生气, 不悦

2. 条鳕

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 條鱈

2.
v. intr. - 噘嘴, 噘起, 板臉, 不高興, 突出, 鼓起
v. tr. - 噘起, 噘著嘴說
n. - 噘嘴, 生氣, 不悅

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 입을 삐죽 거리다
v. tr. - 삐죽 내밀다, 뾰루퉁해서 말하다
n. - 입을 삐죽거림, 샐쭉거림

2.
n. - 메기의 일종

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大頭の魚, 口をとがらすこと, 不機嫌
v. - 口をとがらす, 口がとがる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تبويز, إنتاء الشفتين (فعل) يبوز, يكشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שרבב השפתיים, הבליט השפתיים, הזעים פנים‬
v. tr. - ‮שרבב השפתיים, הבליט השפתיים, הזעיף פנים‬
n. - ‮הבלטת השפתיים, שרבוב השפתיים, הבעת אי שביעות רצון, הבעת זעף‬
n. - ‮שפמנון (דג)‬

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