Thesaurus: pout

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1. n. The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl.
2. v. i. To shoot pouts.
3. v. i. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure; hence, to look sullen.
4. v. i. To protrude.
5. n. A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness.
6. n. The European whiting pout or bib.
7. n. a disdainful grimace
8. n. marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
9. n. catfish common in eastern United States
10. v. be in a huff and display one's displeasure
11. v. make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
12. The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl. Carew. To shoot pouts. [Scot.] 1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love. Shak. 2 2 To protrude. "Pouting lips." Dryden. A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. "Jack's in the pouts." J. & H. Smith. The European whiting pout or bib. Eel pout. (Zoöl.) See Eelpout. -- Horn pout, or Horned pout. (Zoöl.) See Bullhead (b).