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- Dictionarypout/paʊt/
verb
- 1. push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive: "she lounged on the steps, pouting"
noun
- 1. a pouting expression: "his lower lip protruded in a sulky pout"
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The meaning of POUT is to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression. How to use pout in a sentence.
POUT definition: 1. to push the lower lip forward to show you are annoyed, or to push both lips forward in a…. Learn more.
To pout is to act in a gloomy and irritated way; to mope or sulk. Children sometimes pout when they don’t get their way, often by sitting with their arms crossed and a specific look on their face: a kind of frown with the lips pushed out (sometimes just the bottom lip).
noun Word forms: plural esp collectively pout, esp referring to two or more kinds or species pouts
When you pout, you’re expressing annoyance or displeasure. It’s a sulky kind of gesture, one that involves a facial expression more than words — in fact, a pout is often accompanied by a moody silence. The verb form of pout describes the action, and the noun form describes the facial expression.
vb. 1. to thrust out (the lips), as when sullen, or (of the lips) to be thrust out. 2. ( intr) to swell out; protrude. 3. ( tr) to utter with a pout.
Definition of pout verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
