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moues

moues is the plural of moue.

Meaning of moue

Noun

moue (plural moues)

  1. A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
    • [S]he looked at her face and made a moue in the glass; and never stopped for Laura’s answer to the questions which she had put.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 23, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 221

Questions about moues

What is moues the plural of?
Moues is the plural of moue.

Words near moues in the dictionary

  1. moudiwort
  2. moudiworts
  3. Moudy
  4. Moudys
  5. moue
  6. moues
  7. mouezzin
  8. mouezzins
  9. mouf
  10. Moufang
  11. Moufang loop

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