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pout 1
(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:The child's lips pouted.
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. oftenpouts A fit of petulant sulkiness:sat around in the house in a pout; had the pouts.
[Middle Englishpouten,perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
pout′i·ly adv.
pout′y adj.
pout 2
(pout)n.pl.pout orpouts
Any of various freshwater or marine fishes having a large head, especially an eelpout or a bullhead.
[Middle English*poute, from Old English-pūte (as inǣlepūte,eelpout).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
pout
(paʊt)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
n
4. (sometimesthe pouts) a fit of sullenness
5.the act or state of pouting
[C14: of uncertain origin; compare Swedish dialectputa inflated, Danishpude pillow]
ˈpoutinglyadv
ˈpoutyadj
pout
(paʊt)n,plpoutorpouts
1. (Animals) short forhorned pout,eelpout
2. (Animals) any of various gadoid food fishes, esp the bib (also calledwhiting pout)
3. (Animals) any of certain other stout-bodied fishes
[Old English-pūte as inǣlepūte eelpout; related to Dutchpuit frog]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
pout1
(paʊt)v.i.
1. to thrust out the lips, esp. in displeasure or sullenness.
2. to look or be sullen.
3. to swell out or protrude, as lips.
v.t. 4. to protrude (the lips).
5. to utter with a pout.
n. 6. the act of pouting; protrusion of the lips.
7. a fit of sullenness: to be in a pout.
[1275–1325; Middle English; c. Swedish (dial.)puta to be inflated]
pout′ing•ly,adv.
pout2
(paʊt)n.,pl. (esp. collectively)pout, (esp. for kinds or species)pouts.
a northern marine food fish, Trisopterus luscus.
[before 1000; Old English-pūta, inǣlepūta eelpout (not recorded in Middle English); c. Dutchpuit frog]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
pout
Past participle:pouted
Gerund:pouting
Imperative |
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pout |
pout |
Present |
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I pout |
you pout |
he/she/it pouts |
we pout |
you pout |
they pout |
Preterite |
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I pouted |
you pouted |
he/she/it pouted |
we pouted |
you pouted |
they pouted |
Present Continuous |
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I am pouting |
you are pouting |
he/she/it is pouting |
we are pouting |
you are pouting |
they are pouting |
Present Perfect |
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I have pouted |
you have pouted |
he/she/it has pouted |
we have pouted |
you have pouted |
they have pouted |
Past Continuous |
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I was pouting |
you were pouting |
he/she/it was pouting |
we were pouting |
you were pouting |
they were pouting |
Past Perfect |
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I had pouted |
you had pouted |
he/she/it had pouted |
we had pouted |
you had pouted |
they had pouted |
Future |
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I will pout |
you will pout |
he/she/it will pout |
we will pout |
you will pout |
they will pout |
Future Perfect |
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I will have pouted |
you will have pouted |
he/she/it will have pouted |
we will have pouted |
you will have pouted |
they will have pouted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be pouting |
you will be pouting |
he/she/it will be pouting |
we will be pouting |
you will be pouting |
they will be pouting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been pouting |
you have been pouting |
he/she/it has been pouting |
we have been pouting |
you have been pouting |
they have been pouting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been pouting |
you will have been pouting |
he/she/it will have been pouting |
we will have been pouting |
you will have been pouting |
they will have been pouting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been pouting |
you had been pouting |
he/she/it had been pouting |
we had been pouting |
you had been pouting |
they had been pouting |
Conditional |
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I would pout |
you would pout |
he/she/it would pout |
we would pout |
you would pout |
they would pout |
Past Conditional |
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I would have pouted |
you would have pouted |
he/she/it would have pouted |
we would have pouted |
you would have pouted |
they would have pouted |
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Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() blennioid,blennioid fish - elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins family Zoarcidae,Zoarcidae - eelpouts viviparous eelpout,Zoarces viviparus - an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous fish doctor,Gymnelis viridis - brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout Macrozoarces americanus,ocean pout - common along northeastern coast of North America | |
3. | ![]() bullhead catfish,bullhead - any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States | |
Verb | 1. | pout - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
2. | pout - make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" grimace,make a face,pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
pout
verb
1.sulk,glower,mope,look sullen,purse your lips,look petulant,pull a long face,louror lower,make amoue,turn down the corners of your mouthHe whined and pouted like a kid when he didn't get what he wanted.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
pout
verbnounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
تَبْويز، مَط الشِّفَتَيْن
ohrnovat nosvýraz nelibosti
lave trutmund
mutristaa
ajakbiggyesztésbiggyeszt
fÿlusvipur, stútursetja fÿlustút á munninn
nepatenkinta veido išraiškapatempti lūpą
saboztiesuzmest lūpuuzmesta lūpa
ohrnúť nosvýraz nevôle
dudak şişirmedudaklarını şişirmeksomurtmasomurtmak
pout
[paʊt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pout
1n
(= facial expression) →Schmollmundm
vt lips →schürzen; (sulkingly) →zu einemSchmollmundorSchmollenverziehen
pout
2n(= kind of cod) →Schellfischm
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pout
(paut) verb (of a sulky childetc) to push the lips out as a sign of displeasure. tuitmondjie maak يَمُدُّ شِفَتَيْهِ تَعْبيرا عن عَدَم رِضاه цупя се fazer beiço ohrnovat nosschmollen lave trutmund σουφρώνω τα χείλη hacer pucheros, hacer un mohín mossitama لب ورچیدن mutristaafaire la moue לְשַרבֵּב שׂפָתַיים मुंह फुलाना prčiti usta ajkat biggyeszt mencebil, mencibir setja fÿlustút á munninn (fare il broncio) 口をとがらす 삐죽거리다 patempti lūpą uzmest lūpu; sabozties memuncungkan mulutpruilenlage trutmunn,furte wydymać (wargi) خپل لبونه را ځړولو تر څو خپل خپګان ښودل fazer beicinho a se îmbufna надувать губы,дуться ohrnúť nos šobiti se pućiti pluta (truta) med munnen ทำปากแบะแสดงความไม่พอใจ somurtmak, dudaklarını şişirmek 噘著嘴,嘟著嘴(表示不悅) надувати губи منھ بنانا bĩu môi 撅嘴(表示不悦)
noun this expression of the face. tuitmondjie تَبْويز، مَط الشِّفَتَيْن цупене beiço výraz nelibosti der Flunsch surmulende udtryk στραβομουτσουνιάζωpuchero,mohín mossitus اخم و تخم mutristusmoue שִרבּוּב שׂפָתַיים खीझ prćenje usta, mrgoditi se (duriti) ajakbiggyesztés cebilan, cibiran fÿlusvipur, stúturbroncio 口をとがらすこと 삐죽거림 nepatenkinta veido išraiška uzmesta lūpa muncung pruilliptrutmunn,surt uttrykk wydęcie (warg) د خپګان حالت beicinho îmbufnare надутый вид výraz nevôle šoba pućenje usana trumpen uppsyn หน้ามุ่ย somurtma, dudak şişirme 生氣,不高興 невдоволена гримаса; надуті губи منھ کا بنانا cái bĩu môi 生气,不高兴
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The young girl's attention had been attracted to him for the last few moments; she had repeatedly turned her head towards him with uneasiness; she had even once come to a standstill, and taking advantage of a ray of light which escaped from a half-open bakery to survey him intently, from head to foot, then, having cast this glance, Gringoire had seen her make that littlepout which he had already noticed, after which she passed on.
This littlepout had furnished Gringoire with food for thought.
At length you slowly raise, pulling hand over hand, some hornedpout squeaking and squirming to the upper air.
"Resume your good-humor, -- you are ugly when youpout."
Petritsky, still humming, winked and made apout with his lips, as though he would say: "Oh, yes, we know your Bryansky."
Celia's face had the shadow of a pouting expression in it, the full presence of thepout being kept back by an habitual awe of Dorothea and principle; two associated facts which might show a mysterious electricity if you touched them incautiously.
Not liking this abrupt removal, the child began topout and cry.
His face fell, and hepouted his lips like a scolded child.
'Then I DON'T like that, and so I tell you plainly,' Rosapouts.
There was nothing subtle or hidden about her charms; her beauty was all there, flaming and apparent: the spun-gold hair that comb nor confining pin could restrain; the blue eyes that were like nothing but sapphires; two lips thatpouted, that were so red one could only think of cherries or some other delicious crimson fruit in looking at them.
"Oh, but you aren't really glad at all for things; you just SAY you are,"pouted Pollyanna, her eyes on the dog, dozing before the fire.
Bella, who was now seated on the rug to warm herself, with her brown eyes on the fire and a handful of her brown curls in her mouth, laughed at this, and thenpouted and half cried.
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