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moue

 (mo͞o)
n.
A small grimace; a pout.
[French, from Old French moe, of Germanic origin.]
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moue

(mu)
n
a disdainful or pouting look
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moue

(mu)

n., pl. moues (mu)
a pouting grimace.
[< French; Old French moe]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.moue - a disdainful grimacemoue - a disdainful grimace      
pout, wry face
grimace, face - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
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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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