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a-pout(dictionary)
pout(1)(dictionary)
pout(2)(dictionary)
pout(dictionary)
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pout(2) (iou)



pout verb & noun3. ME.
[Perh. from base of Swedish dial. puta be inflated, Danish pude cushion. Cf. POUT noun1.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Push the lips forward, usu. as an expression of displeasure, sullenness, or flirtatiousness; show displeasure, sulk. ME.
Patches 'It's not fair,' said our Judey, stamping her size 6's..and pouting.
b. Of the lips: protrude, be pushed forward. Also (transf.), swell out like lips. L16.
M. M. Heaton The full childish lips pout out as if waiting to be kissed.
verb trans. Push out, protrude, (the lips). L18.
verb trans. Utter sulkily or with a pout. L19.
J. Heller 'Do you like my wool?' 'Of course,' he replied. 'You never say so,' she pouted.
b. noun. A protrusion of the lips; a pouting expression or mood. L16.
in the pouts in a pouting mood, sulky.
J. Braine I saw Susan's mouth assume the pout which was always..the precursor of a quarrel.