pouting

An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.

Noun

  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:

Origin

Etymology tree English pout English -ing English pouting From pout + -ing.

Forms

poutings

Noun Entry 2

  1. A fish in the cod family (Gadidae), Trisopterus luscus.

Origin

See pout (Etymology 2)

Forms

poutings pouting

Synonyms

bib bleg pout whiting pout

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of pout