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sourpussed

sourpussed is the simple past and past participle of sourpuss.

Meaning of sourpuss

Verb

sourpuss (third-person singular simple present sourpusses, present participle sourpussing, simple past and past participle sourpussed)

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) To make a gloomy, sullen or miserable facial expression; to scowl.
    • “Oh, stop your sourpussing. We got what you needed.”2006 August 6, Jackson Publick, “Twenty Years to Midnight” (11:16 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 2, episode 5, spoken by Pirate Captain (Christopher McCulloch)

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Questions about sourpussed

What is sourpussed the simple past and past participle of?
Sourpussed is the simple past and past participle of sourpuss.

Words near sourpussed in the dictionary

  1. sourness
  2. sournesses
  3. sourplum
  4. sourplums
  5. sourpuss
  6. sourpussed
  7. sourpusses
  8. sourpussing
  9. sours
  10. sours on
  11. soursap

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