[S]he looked at her face and made a moue in the glass; and never stopped for Laura’s answer to the questions which she had put.
Source: wiktionary
Moue
//muː//
Synonyms for "moue" (16 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- мусене noun (pout — see also pout)
- цупене noun (pout — see also pout)
Finnish
3 entries- muikistus (in flirtatiousness) noun (pout — see also pout)
- mutristaminen noun (pout — see also pout)
- mutristus noun (pout — see also pout)
French
1 entries- moue noun (pout — see also pout)
German
1 entries- Schmollmund noun (pout — see also pout)
Russian
1 entries- недовольная грима́са noun (pout — see also pout)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
She glanced aside to the rim of the looking-glass where his photograph was wedged, shuddered, and made a moue of distaste.
Source: wiktionary
She made what I believe, though I wouldn't swear to it, is called a moue. Putting the lips together and shoving them out, if you know what I mean. The impression I got was that she was disappointed in Bertram, having expected better things […].
Source: wiktionary
Why do you wear European clothes?" fumed Oscar de la Renta with a moue of disapproval and stamp of his bejewelled foot (probably).
Source: wiktionary
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