Past tense of pout
regular verb
The past tense of pout is pouted. The past participle is also pouted.
Forms of pout
| Base form (V1) | pout /paʊt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pouted |
| Past participle (V3) | pouted |
| Present participle | pouting /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pouts /paʊts/ |
Pouted in a sentence
- "Don't you love me any more?" she pouted.
- “I want uppy, too.” The Bean pouted and stuck his thumb into his mouth.2011 November 1, Ellen Miles, Chewy and Chica (The Puppy Place Special Edition), Scholastic Inc., →ISBN. From the entry uppy
- While she continued to cling to his arm, Lorraine pouted again.2006, Christine W. Murphy, Through Iowa Glass, Hard Shell Word Factory, published 2006, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry Lori
- She pouted as she filled up my glass.1972 October, Robert Lory, chapter VII, in The Veiled World (Ace Double-Novel Books; 31755), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →OCLC, page 61. From the entry unexplicable
- "You are a orful naughty girl," he pouted reproachfully.1917, Pauline Lester, Marjorie Dean. From the entry orful
Meaning of pout
- verb To push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
- verb To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.
- verb To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
Questions about the past tense of pout
- What is the past tense of pout?
- The past tense of pout is pouted.
- What is the past participle of pout?
- The past participle of pout is pouted.
- Is pout a regular or irregular verb?
- Pout is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pout (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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