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Loue vs Moue - What's the difference?

loue | moue |

As a verb loue

is .

As a noun moue is

a pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.

loue

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    moue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
  • * 1913 , Jack London, The Valley of the Moon :
    • She glanced aside to the rim of the looking-glass where his photograph was wedged, shuddered, and made a moue of distaste.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VIII , passage=She made what I believe, though I wouldn't swear to it, is called a moue . Putting the lips together and shoving them out, if you know what I mean. The impression I got was that she was disappointed in Bertram, having expected better things [...].}}
  • * 2011 , Hadley Freeman, The Guardian , 2 Feb 2011:
    • Why do you wear European clothes?" fumed Oscar de la Renta with a moue of disapproval and stamp of his bejewelled foot (probably).

    Usage notes

    Often used in the phrase “make a moue ”, influenced by French “faire la ”, meaning “to pout”.

    External links

    * “ moue”, April 04, 2009 Word of the Day, Merriam-Webster ----