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verb paʊtpaʊt [no object]Push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive. 撅嘴(表示不高兴或作媚态) she lounged on the steps, pouting 她撅着嘴,在台阶上闲待着。 with object he shrugged and pouted his lips 他耸耸肩,撅起嘴唇。 Example sentencesExamples - It's like the inner child in me goes and pouts in the corner and won't listen to reason.
- It's a sad day when a politician loses his mind and pouts and cries like a spoiled little eight year old brat because he didn't get it the way he wanted.
- The younger girl pouted into the mirror, testing the effect of the makeup.
- So he sits in Parliament and pouts, says nothing of substance, and does nothing for those who voted for him.
- She stuck her tongue at me and pouted sulkily.
- Girls pouted their lips and smiled into their mirrors as guys continued to push each other playfully.
- She crossed her arms and stuck her tongue out at him, pouting again.
- Joe, not quite understanding the message, pouts.
- The teenage girl pouted her lips like a little child.
- I wanted to sulk and pout like a little kid.
- He stepped out of the shadows and pushed back the hood, pouting a bit.
- Noel pouts and the serious atmosphere is broken by her childish expression.
- When he was in the fountain he started crying and pouting like a little baby.
- I crossed my arms across my chest and pouted like a little kid.
- I introduce myself to the lady now seated on the other side of my computer, who plonks herself down on the table next to me and pouts.
- "I miss you, " he mouthed and he jokingly pouted at me.
- He pouted slightly, making him even look more childish and even more adorable.
- As the topic changed to our Latin papers, I started pouting again.
- "Not until you come and say you're sorry " he pouted playfully.
- He pouted playfully and walked out the back door towards the back lawn of the manor.
Synonyms look petulant, pull a face, look sulky, purse one's lips, make a moue, turn the corners of one's mouth down scowl, glower, sulk rare mop and mow
noun paʊtpaʊt A pouting expression. 撅嘴 his lower lip protruded in a sulky pout 他下唇突出,生气地撅嘴。 Example sentencesExamples - I was still a bad kid with an attitude and a pout that Mom always threatened to make into a bookshelf.
- He whines pitifully, a pout forming his expression.
- I read it again, but instead of seeing a heavily made up moll with a dark bob and beaded dress with a pout, I envisioned a sleazy, straight, middle-aged white man.
- He, and some other classmates, were imitating the way our form teacher pouts.
- They should state clearly and concisely, without a sneery pout, that it's just another contractual obligation, among many, that must be fulfilled.
- The sentence lasted a period of a few hours when pouts gave way to giggles; of course the stuffed animal may have played a part as well in her softening demeanor.
- But lady, a messy ponytail and a squinty pout do not equal good acting.
- Once she let him go, her expression faded into a pout.
- She was wearing an indignant expression, hands on her hips, and a slight pout on her full lips.
- Her pout turned into a grimace, when the peroxide started to bubble.
- The postbags under his eyes have lost a few bulging packages, and his naturally sulky pout seems, if not upturned into an actual smile, at least faintly curved.
- ‘Oh, come now,’ she replied, putting on an expression that was something like a mock pout.
- Also, the coolness factor is high, so few patrons are willing to break their surface pouts.
- It's pretty hard to keep up a good pout when you're mooning over a feline.
- ‘Yes, I do,’ she retorted, unaware of how cute (at least to Adam) she looked with that sulky pout.
- Michael could feel the mental pout from his counterpart.
- Then he purses his lips in a little pout but says nothing, gets a veiled look in his eye, and who knows what he's thinking anymore.
- It was accompanied by a photograph of him walking across the pitch with a serious expression and a pout that made him look like Donald Duck.
- She was trying for a sultry pout, and achieving an expression of sullen vexation instead.
- They sport sulky plump pouts, heavy make-up, plucked eyebrows and slinky hips.
Synonyms petulant expression, sulky expression, moue, face, scowl, glower
Derivativesadverb ˈpaʊtɪŋliˈpaʊdɪŋli James looked poutingly at Ron through the rearview mirror and Ron shrugged, looking equally upset. Example sentencesExamples - The young woman stared poutingly at him and the door.
- Having regained her composure, she poutingly asked why I had not said that in the first place.
adjectivepoutiest, poutier ˈpaʊtiˈpaʊdi Having a pouting expression or appearance. Jade gave her father a pouty look Example sentencesExamples - full pouty lips
- Look at those soft, innocent, inviting eyes, those pouty pillowy lips.
- He had seated himself in a chair as far away from mine as he could get, with a sullen, pouty expression on his face.
- I have politely declined invitations to parties, and with pouty lips and a grumpy expression, I shall be retiring to my bedchamber at a sensible hour.
OriginMiddle English (as a verb): perhaps from the base of Swedish dialect puta 'be inflated'. Compare with pout2. Rhymesabout, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, knout, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without noun paʊtpaʊt 1 another term for bib (sense 2 of the noun) 2North American another term for eelpout Example sentencesExamples - A small inshore member of the cod family, the pouting is one of the most common fish around the British coast and can make up a large percentage of angler catches.
- The problem with using baited feathers is that invariably the fish will spin as you reel them in, especially if you pick up an occasional pouting as well.
- There is nothing worse than a pouting that's been asleep all day in a plastic bag, or a mackerel that's been slipped down someone's gumboot.
- It also attracts additional dogfish, flounders, rockling, pout and school bass and makes for a busy session.
- In fishing terms this means that if you catch a small pouting or bootlace eel, follow the following guide and the hooklength can be saved!
OriginOld English pūta (only in ǣlepūta 'eelpout'); related to Dutch puit 'frog, chub', puitaal 'eelpout', and perhaps to pout1. verbpaʊtpout [no object]1Push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive. 撅嘴(表示不高兴或作媚态) she lounged on the steps, pouting 她撅着嘴,在台阶上闲待着。 with object he shrugged and pouted his lips 他耸耸肩,撅起嘴唇。 Example sentencesExamples - The teenage girl pouted her lips like a little child.
- Girls pouted their lips and smiled into their mirrors as guys continued to push each other playfully.
- As the topic changed to our Latin papers, I started pouting again.
- When he was in the fountain he started crying and pouting like a little baby.
- The younger girl pouted into the mirror, testing the effect of the makeup.
- "I miss you, " he mouthed and he jokingly pouted at me.
- She crossed her arms and stuck her tongue out at him, pouting again.
- It's like the inner child in me goes and pouts in the corner and won't listen to reason.
- I wanted to sulk and pout like a little kid.
- Noel pouts and the serious atmosphere is broken by her childish expression.
- Joe, not quite understanding the message, pouts.
- She stuck her tongue at me and pouted sulkily.
- So he sits in Parliament and pouts, says nothing of substance, and does nothing for those who voted for him.
- "Not until you come and say you're sorry " he pouted playfully.
- He pouted playfully and walked out the back door towards the back lawn of the manor.
- He pouted slightly, making him even look more childish and even more adorable.
- I crossed my arms across my chest and pouted like a little kid.
- I introduce myself to the lady now seated on the other side of my computer, who plonks herself down on the table next to me and pouts.
- It's a sad day when a politician loses his mind and pouts and cries like a spoiled little eight year old brat because he didn't get it the way he wanted.
- He stepped out of the shadows and pushed back the hood, pouting a bit.
Synonyms look petulant, pull a face, look sulky, purse one's lips, make a moue, turn the corners of one's mouth down - 1.1 (of a person's lips) be pushed forward.
(人的嘴唇)撅起 her lips pouted provocatively 她挑衅地撅起嘴唇。 Example sentencesExamples - Her lower lip pouted a little at those two words, and I unconsciously smiled again.
- His full lips pouted in the cutest way but I looked back at Gavin with a glare in order to avoid any developing feelings.
- He was lying on his back, his eyes closed, his lips pouting, his right arm stretching upwards with his tiny fist curling beside his shell-like ear.
- His lips pouted with red lipstick and his skin was chocolate-coloured.
- Her plump lips sat straight and pouted, as she brushed a comma of fuchsia hair with a slim hand out of her iridescent eyes.
- Her eyes shimmered and her lips pouted out in that familiar way.
- She turned her head away from him, lips pouting, sulking silently.
- His brown eyes seemed to double in size, and his lips pouted out.
- She put her hands on her hips, her lips were pouting and her mascara running down her face from her earlier crying and her long brunette hair thrusting itself in her face.
- Glancing to the small sister, I saw a look of fright upon her face, her blue eyes wide, and her pink lips pouting.
- Her mouth was pouting and seemed to be mouthing ‘please’.
- His lower lip will pout and tremble before the tears of disbelief start.
- Just as I was beginning to cave in, she stopped and gave me the puppy-dog eyes, her bottom lip pouting ever so slightly.
- Now her face was burning out of displeasure and her bottom lip pouted.
- He watched her lips pout, imagining how it could have felt against his when he tried to kiss her.
- I waited for him to say he was kidding, but he only stood there with that sad puppy look playing about his eyes and his mouth pouting.
- But the rest of the time, he was looking down, lips pouting, really concentrating.
- Ruby natural lips pouted in their fantastic manner of suggesting both succulence and moistness.
- His hair was black and thick, curling about his ears and collar and his mouth was full and pouting in a strangely endearing way.
- His small lips pouted out of baby fat cheeks, restoring two tiny dimples within them.
nounpaʊtpout A pouting expression. 撅嘴 his lower lip protruded in a sulky pout 他下唇突出,生气地撅嘴。 Example sentencesExamples - They should state clearly and concisely, without a sneery pout, that it's just another contractual obligation, among many, that must be fulfilled.
- The sentence lasted a period of a few hours when pouts gave way to giggles; of course the stuffed animal may have played a part as well in her softening demeanor.
- They sport sulky plump pouts, heavy make-up, plucked eyebrows and slinky hips.
- ‘Yes, I do,’ she retorted, unaware of how cute (at least to Adam) she looked with that sulky pout.
- Also, the coolness factor is high, so few patrons are willing to break their surface pouts.
- It was accompanied by a photograph of him walking across the pitch with a serious expression and a pout that made him look like Donald Duck.
- I was still a bad kid with an attitude and a pout that Mom always threatened to make into a bookshelf.
- Michael could feel the mental pout from his counterpart.
- He, and some other classmates, were imitating the way our form teacher pouts.
- He whines pitifully, a pout forming his expression.
- Then he purses his lips in a little pout but says nothing, gets a veiled look in his eye, and who knows what he's thinking anymore.
- It's pretty hard to keep up a good pout when you're mooning over a feline.
- She was trying for a sultry pout, and achieving an expression of sullen vexation instead.
- The postbags under his eyes have lost a few bulging packages, and his naturally sulky pout seems, if not upturned into an actual smile, at least faintly curved.
- She was wearing an indignant expression, hands on her hips, and a slight pout on her full lips.
- Her pout turned into a grimace, when the peroxide started to bubble.
- Once she let him go, her expression faded into a pout.
- ‘Oh, come now,’ she replied, putting on an expression that was something like a mock pout.
- I read it again, but instead of seeing a heavily made up moll with a dark bob and beaded dress with a pout, I envisioned a sleazy, straight, middle-aged white man.
- But lady, a messy ponytail and a squinty pout do not equal good acting.
Synonyms petulant expression, sulky expression, moue, face, scowl, glower
OriginMiddle English (as a verb): perhaps from the base of Swedish dialect puta ‘be inflated’. Compare with pout. nounpoutpaʊt North American another term for eelpout Example sentencesExamples - A small inshore member of the cod family, the pouting is one of the most common fish around the British coast and can make up a large percentage of angler catches.
- The problem with using baited feathers is that invariably the fish will spin as you reel them in, especially if you pick up an occasional pouting as well.
- There is nothing worse than a pouting that's been asleep all day in a plastic bag, or a mackerel that's been slipped down someone's gumboot.
- In fishing terms this means that if you catch a small pouting or bootlace eel, follow the following guide and the hooklength can be saved!
- It also attracts additional dogfish, flounders, rockling, pout and school bass and makes for a busy session.
OriginOld English pūta (only in ǣlepūta ‘eelpout’); related to Dutch puit ‘frog, chub’, puitaal ‘eelpout’, and perhaps to pout. |