pouting

pouting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊtɪŋ

Etymology 1

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English pout
English -ing
English pouting

    From pout + -ing.

    Verb

    pouting

    1. present participle and gerund of pout

    Noun

    pouting (plural poutings)

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

    Etymology 2

      See pout (Etymology 2)

      Noun

      pouting (plural poutings or pouting)

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