MEANING
To push one’s lips forward in a sulky or displeased expression.
Use it for
Show mild, outward displeasure rather than deep anger.Give a character’s mild sulk a visible physical expression, especially in dialogue or reaction.
Words that belong together
- pout over a refusal
- pout at someone
- pouted lips
On the page
He pouted at the lukewarm soup, then ate every spoonful.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- pout
- Past tense
- pouted
- Past participle
- pouted
- Present participle
- pouting
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- pout
- Present continuous
- am/is/are pouting
- Present perfect
- have/has pouted
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been pouting
- Past
- pouted
- Past continuous
- was/were pouting
- Past perfect
- had pouted
- Past perfect continuous
- had been pouting
- Future
- will pout
- Future continuous
- will be pouting
- Future perfect
- will have pouted
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been pouting
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
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Usage notes
As a verb, it most often describes a visible lip expression; it can sound childish or self-consciously flirtatious.
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