Pout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disdainful grimace

marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaʊt/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈaʊt/.

Examples

She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
mop and mow
The girl pouted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wry face brood horned pout Ameiurus Melas mop eelpout moue mow sulk hornpout

Parts of Speech

noun	a disdainful grimace
noun	marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
noun	catfish common in eastern United States
verb	be in a huff and display one's displeasure “She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted”
verb	make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip “mop and mow”

Word Forms

pout	verb	make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
sulk	noun	a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
pouter	noun	someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
pout	noun	a disdainful grimace

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmollmund

eine verächtliche Grimasse

🇫🇷French

moue

une grimace dédaigneuse

🇪🇸Spanish

abadejo

una mueca desdeñosa

🇮🇹Italian

broncio

una smorfia di disprezzo

🇳🇱Dutch

steenbolk

een minachtende grimas

🇵🇹Portuguese

beicinho

uma careta desdenhosa

🇷🇺Russian

надуться

презрительная гримаса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक प्रकार की मछली

एक तिरस्कारपूर्ण मुँह

🇧🇩Bengali

পাউটি

একটি অসম্মানজনক ক্ষোভ

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்தவும்

ஒரு கேவலமான முகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొట్టు

a disdiinful grimace

🇮🇳Marathi

थैली

एक तिरस्कारयुक्त काजळी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાઉટ

એક ધિક્કારપાત્ર કટાક્ષ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಟುಕು

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ಮುಖಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊട്ട്

ഒരു നിന്ദ്യമായ മുഖഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਉਟ

ਇੱਕ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਹਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوٹ

ایک حقارت آمیز ہچکچاہٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

噘

蔑视的鬼脸

🇯🇵Japanese

口をとがらせる

軽蔑的なしかめっ面

🇰🇷Korean

입을 삐죽 내밀기

경멸적인 얼굴을 찡그린 얼굴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bĩu môi

một cái nhăn mặt khinh thường

🇹🇭Thai

มุ่ย

หน้าตาบูดบึ้งดูถูกเหยียดหยาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

merengut

seringai menghina

🇵🇭Filipino

ngumuso

isang mapang-asar na pagngiwi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العبوس

كشر ازدراء

🇮🇷Persian

نفخ

یک اخم تحقیرآمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

surat asmak

küçümseyici bir yüz buruşturma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁרבֵּט

העווית בוז

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