pout
pronunciation
How to pronounce pout in British English:
UK [paʊt]
How to pronounce pout in American English:
US [paʊt]
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- Noun:
- a disdainful pouting grimace
- marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
- catfish common in eastern United States
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- Verb:
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
Word Origin
- pout (v.)
- early 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Swedish dialectal puta "to be puffed out"), or Frisian (compare 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.
Example
- 1. The pout is very sexual .
- 2. Lipstick and gloss stay put and your pout is perfection !
- 3. Someone like cher , according to van meter , is the essence of the old way of doing things : tight skin , trout pout , skinny nose . On the other hand , demi moore epitomises the new new face - youthful skin , defined cheekbones and chin , heart-shaped face .
- 4. Models don 't just pout their lips .
- 5. I pout for effect , laying on the guilt .