pout
Noun · VerbUS[pout]/paʊt/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- a disdainful grimaceSynonyms: mouewry faceType of grimace, face
- marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seasSynonyms: eelpoutType of blennioid fish, blennioidKinds fish doctor, ocean pout, viviparous eelpoutMember of Zoarcidae, family Zoarcidae
- catfish common in eastern United StatesSynonyms: horned pouthornpoutAmeiurus melasType of bullhead, bullhead catfish
Verb (2)pouted, pouting
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure“She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted”Synonyms: sulkbroodMore general feel, experienceMore specific grizzle, broodInvolves resent
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip“mop and mow”“The girl pouted”Synonyms: mopmowMore general grimace, make a face
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pout (po͞ot), noun
Origin: F. poulet. See Poult.
The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl. Carew, Richard
Pout (po͞ot), intransitive verb
To shoot pouts. Scottish
Pout (pout), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Pouted; present participle & verbal noun Pouting.]
Origin: OE. pouten, of uncertain origin; cf. Prov. pot lip, Prov. F. potte, faire la potte to pout, W. pwdu to pout, be sullen, poten, potten, a paunch, belly.
1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure; hence, to look sullen.
Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love.— William Shakespeare
2. To protrude. “Pouting lips.” John Dryden
Pout noun
A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. “Jack's in the pouts.” James {Smith
Pout noun
Origin: Cf. Eelpout.
Zoology The European whiting pout or bib.
Eel pout. Zoology See Eelpout. — Horn pout, or Horned pout. Zoology See Bullhead (b).
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54