Moue (Noun)
Meaning
A disdainful grimace.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The food critic made a moue at the soggy vegetables on her plate, clearly unimpressed with the dish.
- When she found out her brother was eating the last slice of cake, her face twisted into a petulant moue.
- He shot a disdainful moue at the sloppy joggers in the park, believing they should maintain better form.
- After one bite of the spoiled yogurt, her lips pursed into a disapproving moue and she spit it out.
- When she heard her least favorite politician speaking on the radio, she involuntarily made a moue, letting her disapproval show on her face.