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Pouted vs Contorted - What's the difference?

pouted | contorted |

As verbs the difference between pouted and contorted

is that pouted is (pout) while contorted is (contort).

pouted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (pout)

    • pout

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) pouten, probably from Scandinavian (compare (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One's facial expression when pouting.
  • * 2008 , (Vladimir Nabokov), Natasha] , written 1924, translated by [[w:Dmitri Nabokov, Dmitri Nabokov]
    • With a pout , Natasha counted the drops, and her eyelashes kept time.
  • A fit of sulking or sullenness.
    • Derived terms
    * pouting (n)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push out one's lips.
  • To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
  • To say while pouting.
    • Synonyms
    * moue

    See also

    * pucker

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , from Indo-European root beu having a meaning associated with the notion "to swell".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) Shortened name of various fishes such as the hornpout () and the eelpouts (Zoarcidae).
    • Derived terms
    * eelpout, eel-pout * hornpout

    See also

    * (wikipedia "pout")

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To shoot poults.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    contorted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (contort)

    • contort

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To twist in a violent manner; as, features contorted with fury.
  • To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

    • Synonyms

    * deform * detort * twist

    Derived terms

    * contortion * contortive English ergative verbs