moue

[ moo ]

noun

, plural moues [moo].

1. a pouting grimace.

moue

/ mu /

noun

1. a disdainful or pouting look

Word History and Origins

Origin of moue¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from French; Old French moe; mow ³

Example Sentences

Harper is haunted, and Buckley conveys her anxiety with wide, darting eyes, or twisting her mouth in a moue.

From Salon

The first lady calls her “a menopausal toddler” — a description that Rachel Dratch, with her repertoire of cringes and moues, fully inhabits.

From New York Times

Is her desire to gain acceptance, even love, from Rosanna and Max through copying her employer’s every graceful move and puckish moue genuine?

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t know Prince Andrew,” Trump sighed with a moue, despite there being significant photographic evidence to the contrary.

From The Guardian

Dern is in devilish form, right down to the little moue of sympathy that she gives when Nicole says, “I don’t want any money or anything.”

From The New Yorker