[pout] vb [ME] vi (14c) 1 a: to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression b: sulk
2: protrude ~ vt: to cause to protrude "~ed her lips"
[2]pout n (1591) 1: a protrusion of the lips expressive of displeasure
2. pl: a fit of pique [3]pout n, pl pout or pouts [prob. fr. (assumed) ME poute, a fish with a large head, fr. OE -pute; akin to ME pouten to pout] (1591): any of several large-headed fishes (as a bullhead or eelpout)