pout
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Unlike Santa, who ho-ho-hos his way through the holiday season, Grinches twerk and pout and scream in kids’ faces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
Her lips, coated in a nude lipstick, are pursed just enough to achieve the perfect pout.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
"I can see shadow of where its migrated.. I always joke with my friends when you see it - it's like Homer Simpson, like I've got a Homer Simpson pout."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
Now, scientists have trained a facial robot to anticipate and mirror human expressions, allowing it to produce a simultaneous smile—or frown, or pout.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2024
He pursed his bps in a tired pout.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The love interest in Sara Jafari's "The Mismatch" is a British lad with all the embarrassment that entails; wearing running shorts in the winter, posting shirtless selfies where he pouts at the camera.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2022
She pouts a little because she thinks I’m not committed to the new dynamic.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2021
So picture the angel who gave them the hook, Enduring their protests and pouts.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2021
He and a handsome young thing enter and exit a vintage white Rolls-Royce, pouts on their faces amid 1%-style luxury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2019
His therapist pouts, her finger tapping his communication book.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
According to NBC News, he whined "no one is defending me" and pouted over the fact that there wasn't a big crowd of protesters outside.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
I bought her a gift like I did Lana and Sophie, but once I gave Lana the gift card, she whined and pouted.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
As the studio audience erupted in applause, the former “American Idol” winner pouted her lips, grabbed a tissue and wiped her eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
So I responded as a typical teenager: I pouted, with my arms crossed, stubbornly refusing to enjoy it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Gloria pouted, “I bet he went inside the house, and I’ve told him a million times that that’s not fair.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Putting flowers on Aunt May’s grave each day and pouting when MJ is finally like “Thanks for saying you love me . . . I don’t know you.”
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
With the bases loaded, I was still pouting when the batter drilled the ball deep to right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Firstly, while you are standing there pouting, our opponents are racing to their basket with a five-on-four advantage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
I had snapped a photo earlier in which he appeared to be pouting.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
Jorge and David throw a miniature football back and forth across the room, and Dario climbs on his desk and starts dancing, flipping his hair, and pouting his lips.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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