pout

Example Sentences

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If you take a picture of him he doesn’t like, then he screams and pouts.

From Salon

It was his mother who first suggested he write books to “stop him from pouting” after he was sidelined with an injury from the University of Notre Dame track and field team.

From Los Angeles Times

It can be programmed to pout and cry but never to feel.

From Los Angeles Times

It comes from the Welsh pwdu, meaning to sulk, which itself originated with the English word pout, combined with the Welsh verb-forming suffix -u.

From BBC

Yes, the heart-shaped lips and resting pout do some heavy lifting to pull off the baseball-loving mama’s boy, but Butler’s authenticity is irrefutable.

From Salon