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Meanings of moue in English

Catalan
ganyota
Spanish
mohín

A disdainful grimace.

ganyota
Usage of moue in English
1
She gave a moue and a flounce in reply, and swished out.
The Old Wives' Tale
2
One can see Chopin making a mocking moue as he wrote it.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
3
Laurel noticed Katrina looking around her with a faint moue of distaste.
The unseen
4
She made a pouting moue and tapped her little foot, then she laughed.
His Hour
5
The girl groaned an inarticulate protest and made a little moue of distaste.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
6
The girl tilted her head, with a teenage moue of distaste.
The marks of cain
7
She wrinkled her nose and made a little moue of distaste.
Wicked lovely
8
The tone of his voice brooked no argument so she dismounted with a moue.
Eve of darkness
9
His face wrinkled up and he made a bitter moue.
Blood music
10
Torral pursed her full lips into a moue of petulance.
Dancer’s Lament
11
Madame made a little moue with her lips and nodded kind of sidewise, conceding.
Karen Memory
12
Beauregard fancied he detected a moue of distaste on the Chinaman's proverbially inscrutable face.
Anno Dracula
13
She narrowed her eyes at them, and pursed her lips in a sympathetic moue.
Heart-shaped box
14
Annette made a moue that signified "Don't talk about that!" and continued:
Strong as Death
15
She gives a moue of annoyance at the mangled language we have to use: Whatever.
The Fuller Memorandum
16
And Opal declined curtly, made a little moue at Shafton and followed up the stairs.
The City of Fire
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Catalan
ganyota
Moue through the time