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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pout
Phonetic Transcription : paʊt


Definition of pout

Origin :
  • early 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (cf. Swedish dialectal puta "to be puffed out"), or Frisian (cf. East Frisian püt "bag, swelling," Low German puddig "swollen"); related via notion of "inflation" to Old English ælepute "fish with inflated parts," and Middle Dutch puyt, Flemish puut "frog," from hypothetical PIE imitative root *beu- suggesting "swelling" (see bull (n.2)). Related: Pouted; pouting. As a noun from 1590s.
  • noun sad face
  • verb make a sad face; be sad
Example sentences :
  • But he did not heed it, and the pout vanished, and tears rushed to her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But pout as she might, she could not prevail with James, whose vanity had been scratched.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • In answer to this Mary pouted, but her husband did not see the pout.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • His forehead was all puckered, and his red mouth set in a pout.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • "I don't think I will dance," she said, pretending to pout a bit.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
  • She pretended to pout, fidgeted in his arm, arched her neck.
  • Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • Dotty did not understand the remark, but thought it safe to pout.
  • Extract from : « Prudy Keeping House » by Sophie May
  • He flushes up too, and his thin-lipped, narrow mouth takes on a pout.
  • Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
  • "I don't see what you're laughing at," she said, with a suspicion of a pout.
  • Extract from : « In Blue Creek Caon » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • "You're not very polite," she said, with something like a pout.
  • Extract from : « The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) » by Various

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