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pout

/paʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
pout
IPA
/paʊt/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.

Intransitive verb

verb

To thrust itself outward; to be prominent.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

Intransitive verb

verb

To say while pouting.

Transitive verb

noun

One's facial expression when pouting.

noun

A fit of sulking or sullenness.

noun

Any of various fishes such as the hornpout (Ameiurus nebulosus, the brown bullhead), the pouting (Trisopterus luscus) and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).

noun

Alternative form of poult.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English pouten, probably from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian pute (“pillow, cushion”), dial. Swedish puta (“to be puffed out”), Danish pude (“pillow, cushion”)), from Proto-Germanic *pūto (“swollen”) (compare English eelpout, Dutch puit, Low German puddig (“inflated”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bu- (“to swell”) (compare Sanskrit बुद्बुद (budbuda, “bubble”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pouten, *pūto, *bu-, *poute, *pūte, *bew-

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /paʊt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pouts (present, singular) pouting (participle, present) pouted (participle, past) pouted (past) pouts (plural)

Derived Forms

apout pouter poutingly pouting poutish pouty poutful poutrage poutsome eelpout hornpout

Phrases

ocean pout trout pout turkey pout eel-pout horned pout silvery pout

Frequently Paired Words

duckface pucker

Synonyms

moue horned pout hornpout ameiurus melas eelpout wry face mop mow

Rhymes With

about out all-out without throughout doubt stake-out shout bout scout drought trout

Questions

How do you pronounce pout?
The recorded pronunciation is /paʊt/.
What does pout mean?
To push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
Where does pout come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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