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Pouting vs Praying - What's the difference?

pouting | praying |

As verbs the difference between pouting and praying

is that pouting is while praying is .

As nouns the difference between pouting and praying

is that pouting is an expression or motion that pouts; a pout or pouting can be a fish in the cod family (gadidae''), ''trisopterus luscus while praying is an act of saying a prayer.

As an adjective praying is

of or pertaining to prayer.

pouting

English

Etymology 1

See pout.

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • The muscles about the mouth exhibited puckering movements and occasional pursings and poutings of the lips.

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

  • A fish in the cod family (Gadidae''), ''Trisopterus luscus
    • Synonyms
    * (Trisopterus luscus) bib, bleg (Northeast England), pout whiting, pout
    See also
    * (Trisopterus luscus)

    praying

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to prayer.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of saying a prayer.
  • * John Walford
    • However, after breakfast the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance.

    Verb

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