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Meanings of pout in English

Catalan
ganyota
Spanish
mohín

A disdainful grimace.

ganyota

Catfish common in eastern United States.

Be in a huff and display one's displeasure.

Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip.

Synonyms
Examples for "brood"
Examples for "brood"
1
This year they have gone one better, with a brood of four.
The Guardian
2
Spreading a brood among several figs will have one of two consequences.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
3
He decided to let her brood on it till, say, next week.
East of eden
4
With the arsenate you apply it once and kill all the brood.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
5
The keeper opens the two center partitions to examine the brood cells.
War and Peace
1
He'd put aside shock and anger in favour of a good sulk.
Hex and the city
2
It was impossible to sulk for long if she was with them.
Five on a treasure island
3
Kell was sure that Rhy would sulk for weeks about his absence.
A Darker Shade of Magic
4
I DO sulk; and Stephen came back before I had finished sulking.
Anne of Avonlea
5
I only sulk for a moment before two more ambulance hovercrafts land.
The Hunger Pains
Usage of pout in English
1
I did note, however, her lower lip puffed out in a pout.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
2
Shandy, glancing back for a moment, saw Hurwood's pout of scholarly dissatisfaction.
On Stranger Tides
3
There was a slight pout about her lips; she hung her head.
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
4
That familiar pout returned as she continued to toy with his wings.
Embrace the darkness
5
It also gives nourishment when used overnight, for a perfect morning pout.
The Irish Times
6
I couldn't quite get the sultry pout down but this will do.
News.com.au
7
Behind him Hilitte gave a small pout and ordered the shower off.
The evolutionary void
8
It is a Bijou. She was disappointed, and half inclined to pout.
A Simpleton
9
She looked up with a little mutinous pout, and shrugged her shoulders.
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
10
If he hesitated, she said, with an adorable pout of her lips:
The Phantom of the Opera
11
Larn was praying the pout didn't sour and become a full-blown tantrum.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
12
When her mistake was explained to her, she said, with a pout:
Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir / And Other Stories for Boys and Girl...
13
Her lip poked out, but it was more defiance than a pout.
Public secrets
14
Emma studied him, her full bottom lip pushed out in a pout.
Public secrets
15
She raised her eyebrows, gave a little pout, and shrugged her shoulders.
The accident man
16
Silently I dressed,-she ,witha sullen pout on her fresh, childish mouth.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
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Translations for pout
Catalan
ganyota
Pout through the time
Pout across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common