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To pout is to act in a gloomy and irritated way; to mope or sulk.

Children sometimes pout when they don’t get their way, often by sitting with their arms crossed and a specific look on their face: a kind of frown with the lips pushed out (sometimes just the bottom lip). This expression is also called a pout. The term is typically used in the context of young children, but it can be applied to adults in some situations.

Example: My toddler pouts when he doesn’t get his way, but I guess it’s better than throwing a tantrum.

The first records of pout come from around 1300. It comes from the Middle English pouten, which is related to the Swedish puta, meaning “to be inflated.”

This is probably due to the fact that when you pout, you push your lips out and your mouth looks like it’s a little inflated. Children do this when they’re disappointed or upset. We commonly use the term for the expression for the behavior that goes along with it—refusing to talk, acting sullen, and maybe moaning or grunting. When we accuse an adult of pouting, we’re criticizing them for behaving in an immature and childish way (especially after not getting their way).

The pouty expression isn’t always used to express sullenness. Fashion models are known for using a pout when they’re being photographed since it’s supposedly an attractive look. An exaggerated version of this expression is called duckface, in which the lips are pushed out extra far in a way that’s compared to a duck’s bill.

Unrelatedly, pout is also a name for several different kinds of fish. When you make a fish face, it kind of looks like a pout, but that’s just a coincidence.

What are some other forms related to pout?

• pouty (adjective)
• pouter (noun)

What are some synonyms for pout?

• sulk
• mope
• brood
• moue

What are some words that often get used in discussing pout?

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• frown
• lips
• mouth
• face
• expression
• childish
• model

The word pout referring to sulking behavior is often used in relation to children or adults acting like children. The expression is used in the same context but is also applied to people sticking out their lips to look cute.

When someone tries to apologize to you for something but you’ve already fully committed to pouting about it

— Peyton Clark (@peytonpclark)

Curvy is pouting in her bed because I won't give her dinner 5 hours early….

— A Social Distance Too Far 🐓🌉👩🏻‍🏫✡️ (@CyborgBooBoo23)

Johnathan has been at my house for three days and he just went home 20 minutes ago and I’m pouting about it. I miss him

— stv🕊🌹🤍 (@ohhoneysenpai)

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Is pout used correctly in the following sentence?��

You pouted for a full hour after you heard that the concert was sold out.