as in pouting
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
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Recent Examples of pouty
One fan recently dressed as a teenage Baker in 1990s skater regalia, based on a photo of the guitarist as a pouty Tennessee high schooler.
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Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (Spare — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and South Park was the pin.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
Into his office saunters George Santos (a pouty Bowen Yang), carrying someone’s baby.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
So here’s a refresher: Jordan not only condoned President Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and reject its legitimate outcome but actively plotted with the pouty president to do so.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (Spare — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and South Park was the pin.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
Into his office saunters George Santos (a pouty Bowen Yang), carrying someone’s baby.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
So here’s a refresher: Jordan not only condoned President Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and reject its legitimate outcome but actively plotted with the pouty president to do so.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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“Pouty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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