POUT, noun A fish of the genus Gadus, about an inch in length; the whiting pout 1. A bird. 2. A fit of sullenness. [Colloquial.] POUT, verb intransitive 1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness, contempt or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. 2. To shoot out; to be prominent; as pouting lips.
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