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- [pout]
- /paʊt/
- /paʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pout]
- /paʊt/
Definitions of pout word
- verb without object pout to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness. 1
- verb without object pout to look or be sullen. 1
- verb without object pout to swell out or protrude, as lips. 1
- verb with object pout to protrude (the lips). 1
- verb with object pout to utter with a pout. 1
- noun pout the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips. 1
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Origin of pout
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English pouten; cognate with Swedish (dial.) puta to be inflated
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pout
noun pout
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- contortion — Contortions are movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions.
- deformation — the act of deforming; distortion
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- kisser — a person who kisses.
verb pout
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- do a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.
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