pout
1to swell out or protrude, as lips.
to protrude (the lips).
to utter with a pout.
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
a fit of sullenness: to be in a pout.
Origin of pout
1Other words for pout
Other words from pout
- poutful, adjective
- pout·ing·ly, adverb
- un·pout·ing, adjective
- un·pout·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for pout (2 of 2)
a northern marine food fish, Trisopterus luscus.
Origin of pout
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British Dictionary definitions for pout (1 of 2)
/ (paʊt) /
to thrust out (the lips), as when sullen, or (of the lips) to be thrust out
(intr) to swell out; protrude
(tr) to utter with a pout
(sometimes the pouts) a fit of sullenness
the act or state of pouting
Origin of pout
1Derived forms of pout
- poutingly, adverb
- pouty, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for pout (2 of 2)
/ (paʊt) /
short for horned pout, eelpout
any of various gadoid food fishes, esp the bib (also called whiting pout)
any of certain other stout-bodied fishes
Origin of pout
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