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How to use pout in a sentence

25 example sentences · verb, noun

Pout means to push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful. Example: “"Don't you love me any more?" she pouted.”

Examples of pout by meaning

verbTo say while pouting.

  • "Don't you love me any more?" she pouted.

More sentences with pout

  • I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts.From the entry heartrending
  • She opened the door to the sight of both boys, faces pouting.2013, Linda S. Glaz, Always, Abby, Harlequin, →ISBN, pages 75–76. From the entry puhlease
  • Certain people unjustly expect to receive special treatment and they'll whine and pout like children when disappointed.2011, Phil Torcivia, What a Nice Guy. From the entry entitled
  • “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
  • Kathy pouts a lot and feels a sense of boredom and restlessness.1986, Gerald Corey, Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 92. From the entry unbored
  • Pseudoemotional behaviors such as pouting, temper tantrums and whining usually, and intentionally, diminish encounters.1981, Walter Kempler, Experiential Psychotherapy Within Families, page 106. From the entry pseudoemotional
  • The beta female is sensitive: rather than shouting and being aggressive, she shows her discontent with tears and a pouting lip.2013, Anna Madsen, Glamour Puss - a Tongue-in-Cheek Guide to Being a Powerful Woman, →ISBN. From the entry beta female
  • She pouts mardily, annoyed at being disbelieved.2012, Marina Lewycka, Various Pets Alive and Dead. From the entry mardily
  • He just sits up in his treetop where he’ll whimper and he’ll pout, as he has bananaphobia; bananas freak him out.2010, Kenn Nesbitt, “Banana Dan”, in The Tighty Whitey Spider and More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, page…. From the entry bananaphobia
  • The models’ insolent pout was enhanced by a pearlized mouth.2009 February 26, Ruth La Ferla, “From the Eyes to Her Lips”, in New York Times. From the entry pearlized
  • Perhaps a summerful of my pouting didn't appeal to them.2005, Patsy Clairmont, I Grew Up Little: Finding Hope in a Big God, page 74. From the entry summerful
  • I missed again," she complained with a pretty pout.1994, Pamela Morsi, Runabout, Thorndike, M.E.: G. K. Hall & Co., →ISBN, page 37. From the entry poot
  • How about whining like Dylan, or even a Jaggerish pout?1994, George O’Brien, “Play”, in Out of Our Minds, Belfast: The Blackstaff Press, page 77. From the entry Jaggerish
  • 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
  • It involves using sarcasm, gossip, teasing, sharing secrets, pouting, or obstructive acts such as forgetting to give someone a message or sabotaging group efforts.2012, Kathleen M. Reay, Toxic Divorce: A Workbook for Alienated Parents, →ISBN. From the entry underhanding
  • Petra would like to drop despondently onto a rock to pout, but you have to look before you sit, because there are goat doodies everywhere.2007, Brian Bouldrey, Honorable bandit: a walk across Corsica. From the entry doody
  • The days when she had worried about her nose and her teeth, and pouted because she couldn’t be a blonde, seemed far away and unreal.1975, Linda Jacobs, Cher: Simply Cher (Women Behind the Bright Lights), EMC Corporation, page 31. From the entry bleach job
  • Such as mixing martinis and pouting.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
  • His whole person was noticeable, too – the wide, ridgy shoulders, tumbling fair hair and queer, light eyes, temperish, pouted mouth and heavy jaw.1931, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, The Five Red Herrings. From the entry temperish
  • Daphne pouts when things don’t go her way, and a simple mention of her Met Gala hosting duties is enough to send her into a tizzy.2018 June 11, Sonia Rao, “Anne Hathaway’s performance in ‘Ocean’s 8’ will even win over the Hathahaters”, in The Washington Post…. From the entry Hathahate
  • She stood twisting and untwisting her bag, making the money jink petulantly, while her dark eyes and vermilion pout repudiated the painted replicas of herself tacked to the wall.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 233. From the entry petulantly
  • The pretty lips pouted awhile but then she glanced up and broke out into a joyous little laugh which had in it all the freshness of a young May morning.1922, James Joyce, chapter 13, in Ulysses. From the entry break out

Meaning of pout

  1. verb To push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
  2. verb To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.
  3. verb To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

Full definition of pout

Questions about pout in a sentence

How do you use pout in a sentence?
Pout is used as a verb and noun. For example: “"Don't you love me any more?" she pouted.”
What is a short sentence with pout?
“Such as mixing martinis and pouting.”
What does pout mean?
Pout means to push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.

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