moue

(mo͞o)

A small grimace; a pout.

[French, from Old French moe, of Germanic origin.]

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moue

(mu)

a disdainful or pouting look

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moue

(mu)

n., pl. moues (mu)

a pouting grimace.

[< French; Old French moe]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

moue - a disdainful grimace

pout, wry face

grimace, face - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"

moue

noun

A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:

face, grimace, mouth, pout.

Informal: mug.

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She glanced aside to the rim of the looking-glass where his photograph was wedged, shuddered, and made a moue of distaste.

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She shuddered, looked overside at the water, and made a moue.

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"You know I've got to make way for that husky young brother of mine, and I ain't got long to live." She made an impatient moue, and he continued seriously.

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Dorian Gray stepped up on the dais with the air of a young Greek martyr, and made a little moue of discontent to Lord Henry, to whom he had rather taken a fancy.

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MABEL CHILTERN [With a little moue of disappointment.] I wish you were not going.

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My first forkful brought a moue of disappointment from me.

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There were more problems in store for the spellers when words such as BALLISTIC, MASSACRE and VIGILANTE also could not be spelt correctly and Momin Zafar, the able pronouncer, came to words with silent letters such as 'FLANEUR', 'TRANCHE, 'MOUE', 'MANQUE', 'METIER', etc.

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Whether it was that experience that set Herrera thinking about the future she won't say - when asked, she made a moue of distaste and talked about the importance of not looking back - but it has been on her mind for about two years.

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