pouter

Lip-pursing displeasure displayer

A pouter is someone who pouts—sulking or protruding the lips in displeasure: Don't be such a pouter.

The word also names a breed of domestic pigeon known for its ability to inflate its crop dramatically, puffing out its chest in display.

Both senses share the quality of exaggerated protrusion.

pigeon

fantail

Radial plume arrangement

  • tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
  • homingSteering toward a target
  • loftSpace beneath the roof

coop · breeding · crop · cooing · fancier · dovecote · plumage · strut · iridescent · squab

sulking

sulker

One who broods silently

  • brooderHeated shelter for chicks
  • moperHabitually gloomy person
  • grumpIll-tempered person

whiner · petulant · moody · tantrum · huff · silent treatment · lip · grudge · childish · brooding

facial

pursed lips

Tightened, puckered mouth

expression · moue · grimace · bee-stung · full lips · exaggerated · mirror · camera · flirty · coy

Categories
Opposites
emotional expression

poutersmiler

One who beams

grinner · optimist · happy camper · ray of sunshine · beamer

social behavior

poutergood sport

Person accepting outcomes cheerfully

team player · charmer · pleaser · peacemaker · communicator

response to adversity

poutergood sport

Person accepting outcomes cheerfully

stoic · trouper · trooper · accepter · forgiver

Phrases
Family

pout, pouting, pouts, pouted, poutier, poutiest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G