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adjective

Definition of poutingnext
as in pouty
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability stayed in a pouting mood until her boyfriend apologized, though he didn't have the vaguest idea what he was apologizing for

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pouting

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verb

present participle of pout
1
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point her lips pouted as she glared at him silently

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2
as in frowning
to silently go about in a bad mood pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouting
  1. pouty
  2. protruding
  3. irritable
  4. poking
  5. sulky
  6. sulking
  7. sullen
  8. brooding
Adjective
  • This is Martha before the magazine and the product lines, before the Snoop Dogg friendship and the pouty lips.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (‘Spare’ — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and ‘South Park’ was the pin.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
Definition of pouty
Verb
  • The attack was foiled when a Secret Service agent spotted a firearm protruding from the bushes.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There's a place for elaborate garlands, flameless candles, and feathery plumes protruding from Christmas trees.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of protruding
Adjective
  • Even if a more irritable side of her personality has emerged, there’s no excuse for cruelty.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In worst-case scenarios, pain can cause a dog to be more irritable and aggressive, like if a human had a severe headache and couldn't tolerate social interaction, Enomoto said.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of irritable
Verb
  • No leader wants to be like the movie Office Space, famous for poking fun at the flaws of the 1990s workplace cube farms and non-welcoming vibes.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take Kule’s for example—the red stripes would look so chic poking out from beneath a tonal knit or ladylike jacket.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
Adjective
  • Still, certain sensitivities might need to be respected as the excitable Gemini Moon shoves sulky Saturn.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2024
  • That’s no small feat, considering how sulky and borderline-bratty Donn comes across in early scenes.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of sulky
Verb
  • Still, Brown did not spend his offseason sulking.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • No one is going to get better by sulking.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of sulking
Adjective
  • The New Daughter has an interesting, sullen mood and looks fantastic, but that just further accentuates how out of place Costner seems.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • One of the migrants looks at the camera with sullen eyes and a rugged beard.
    Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of sullen
Adjective
  • Catilina actually is a sci-fi hero, a collection of stereotypes about radical brilliance — brooding, brash, impatient, and masculine (the women in Megalopolis are cast as supportive helpmates or scheming bitches) — whose world-saving project is a blank space the movie can’t actually envision.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
  • According to astrologer Kyle Thomas, Scorpios are stereotyped to be more dark and brooding than the other signs in the zodiac since they are ruled by Mars — the planet of aggression — and Pluto — the planet of the underworld.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of brooding
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