English Explanatory Dictionary

pout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To push out one's lips.
  2. To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.
  3. To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
  4. To say while pouting.
noun
  1. One's facial expression when pouting.
  2. A fit of sulking or sullenness.
noun
  1. Any of various fishes such as the hornpout (Ameiurus nebulosus, the brown bullhead), the pouting (Trisopterus luscus) and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).
noun
  1. Alternative form of poult.
verb
  1. To shoot poults.

Pronunciation

/paʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pout.wav /pʌʊt/

Word forms

pout pouts pouting pouted

Etymology

From Middle English pouten, probably from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian pute (“pillow, cushion”), dial. Swedish puta (“to be puffed out”), Danish pude (“pillow, cushion”)), from Proto-Germanic *pūto (“swollen”) (compare English eelpout, Dutch puit, Low German puddig (“inflated”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bu- (“to swell”) (compare Sanskrit बुद्बुद (budbuda, “bubble”)).

Synonyms

moue

Related words

duckface pucker

Derived words

apout pouter poutingly pouting poutish pouty ocean pout poutful poutrage poutsome trout pout turkey pout eelpout eel-pout horned pout hornpout silvery pout
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