In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
pouting
present participle of pout
pouting (plural poutings)
An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
pouting
A fish in the cod family (Gadidae), Trisopterus luscus.
• (Trisopterus luscus): bib, bleg (Northeast England), pout whiting, pout
Source: Wiktionary
Pout"ing, n.
Definition: Childish sullenness.
Pout, n. Etym: [F. poulet. See Poult.]
Definition: The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl. Carew.
Pout, v. i.
Definition: To shoot pouts. [Scot.]
Pout, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pouting.] Etym: [OE. pouten, of uncertain origin; cf. Prov. pot lip, Prov. F. potte, faire la potte to pout, W. pwdu to pout, be sullen, poten, potten, a paunch, belly.]
1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love. Shak.
Pout, n.
Definition: A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. "Jack's in the pouts." J. & H. Smith.
Pout, n. Etym: [Cf. Eelpout.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The European whiting pout or bib. Eel pout. (Zoƶl.) See Eelpout.
– Horn pout, or Horned pout. (Zoƶl.) See Bullhead (b).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.