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pouting

/ˈpaʊtɪŋ/

pouting is the present participle and gerund of pout.

Meaning of pout

Verb (1)

pout (third-person singular simple present pouts, present participle pouting, simple past and past participle pouted)

  1. (intransitive) To push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
  2. (intransitive) To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.
  3. (intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
  4. (transitive) To say while pouting.
    • "Don't you love me any more?" she pouted.

Verb (2)

pout (third-person singular simple present pouts, present participle pouting, simple past and past participle pouted)

  1. (Scotland) To shoot poults.

See all 8 meanings of pout

Noun (1)

pouting (plural poutings)

  1. An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
    • The muscles about the mouth exhibited puckering movements and occasional pursings and poutings of the lips.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Noun (2)

pouting (plural poutings or pouting)

  1. A fish in the cod family (Gadidae), Trisopterus luscus.
    Synonyms:
    bib, bleg, pout whiting, pout

Synonyms of pouting

Forms of pouting

pluralpoutings
pluralpouting

Origin of pouting

From pout + -ing.

See pout (Etymology 2)

Words that rhyme with pouting

Questions about pouting

What does pouting mean?
Pouting means an expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
What is pouting the present participle and gerund of?
Pouting is the present participle and gerund of pout.
What part of speech is pouting?
Pouting is a noun.
How do you pronounce pouting?
Pouting is pronounced /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/.
What is the plural of pouting?
The plural of pouting is poutings.

Words near pouting in the dictionary

  1. poutinerie
  2. poutineries
  3. poutinery
  4. poutines
  5. poutiness
  6. pouting
  7. poutingly
  8. poutings
  9. poutish
  10. poutrage
  11. pouts

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