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brood vs pout

pout vs brood

brood and pout both are nouns.

brood and pout both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brood Yes No Yes No
pout Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pout is a hypernym of brood; that is, pout is a word with a broader meaning than brood:
  • brood: be in a huff; be silent or sullen
  • pout: be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Other hypernyms of brood include brood, sulk.
As verbs, brood and pout are synonyms defined as:
  • brood and pout: be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Other synonyms of brood include sulk.
brood (noun) pout (noun)
the young of an animal cared for at one time catfish common in eastern United States
marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
a disdainful grimace
brood (verb) pout (verb)
sit on (eggs) make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
think moodily or anxiously about something be in a huff and display one's displeasure
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
Difference between brood and pout

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