Definition of moue in English:

moue

noun muːmu

A pouting expression used to convey annoyance or distaste.
噘嘴（表示恼怒、厌恶）
Example sentencesExamples
- A Mrs. Konishi, whose own daughter had just gotten engaged (a love match), made a pretty moue of concern.
- Dr. Beeks crouched in the center of the chamber, reaching out to touch something only she could see, then made a moue when her hand failed to connect.
- Goring gives Milland something of a moue, and says: ‘Yes?’
- I recall the teasing provocation of Joanne Pearce in Adrian Noble's 1989 production, or the mischievous moues of Victoria Hamilton in the last revival as she urged Solness to get out his pencil.
- The word seemed to twist his face into a moue of distaste. ‘My job is to make fabulous people feel fabulous.’
- Elaine met Sam's eyes, made a plaintive moue, and let herself be swept into the building, since there seemed to be no alternative.
- Norma Clarke notes Boswell's automatic semi-salaciousness with, it very much seems, a moue of disappointment, and it is hard not to see why.
- Another aspect of Caravaggio's past persists in ‘The Young St John’ in the Borghese Gallery: a petulant urchin, speckled with sun-rash, and with an effeminate moue on his face as a ram curves and stretches against his pliant body.
- She does as she's told but with a little moue to indicate that she's not altogether happy with the arrangement.
- ‘We're simply inundated with it,’ he said, with a prim moue of distaste comically identical to Dr. Ogawa's.
- She made a little moue and rubbed her crotch area.
- She made a moue that must have been quite fetching thirty or forty years ago.
- ‘Well,’ said Lady Jedburgh, making a little moue as she rose from the sofa, ‘if I am not to be allowed to go on the stage, I must be allowed to be part of the audience at any rate.’
- With a moue of disdain, she threw her only line of contact with Ruston Grady into the nearest waste bin.
Synonyms
grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, earlier having the sense 'lip'.

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo

Definition of moue in US English:

moue

nounmo͞omu

A pouting expression used to convey annoyance or distaste.
噘嘴（表示恼怒、厌恶）
Example sentencesExamples
- Norma Clarke notes Boswell's automatic semi-salaciousness with, it very much seems, a moue of disappointment, and it is hard not to see why.
- I recall the teasing provocation of Joanne Pearce in Adrian Noble's 1989 production, or the mischievous moues of Victoria Hamilton in the last revival as she urged Solness to get out his pencil.
- Elaine met Sam's eyes, made a plaintive moue, and let herself be swept into the building, since there seemed to be no alternative.
- ‘We're simply inundated with it,’ he said, with a prim moue of distaste comically identical to Dr. Ogawa's.
- A Mrs. Konishi, whose own daughter had just gotten engaged (a love match), made a pretty moue of concern.
- The word seemed to twist his face into a moue of distaste. ‘My job is to make fabulous people feel fabulous.’
- With a moue of disdain, she threw her only line of contact with Ruston Grady into the nearest waste bin.
- Another aspect of Caravaggio's past persists in ‘The Young St John’ in the Borghese Gallery: a petulant urchin, speckled with sun-rash, and with an effeminate moue on his face as a ram curves and stretches against his pliant body.
- She does as she's told but with a little moue to indicate that she's not altogether happy with the arrangement.
- She made a little moue and rubbed her crotch area.
- Dr. Beeks crouched in the center of the chamber, reaching out to touch something only she could see, then made a moue when her hand failed to connect.
- Goring gives Milland something of a moue, and says: ‘Yes?’
- ‘Well,’ said Lady Jedburgh, making a little moue as she rose from the sofa, ‘if I am not to be allowed to go on the stage, I must be allowed to be part of the audience at any rate.’
- She made a moue that must have been quite fetching thirty or forty years ago.
Synonyms
grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, earlier having the sense ‘lip’.

单词	moue
释义	Definition of moue in English: moue noun muːmu A pouting expression used to convey annoyance or distaste. 噘嘴（表示恼怒、厌恶） Example sentencesExamples A Mrs. Konishi, whose own daughter had just gotten engaged (a love match), made a pretty moue of concern. Dr. Beeks crouched in the center of the chamber, reaching out to touch something only she could see, then made a moue when her hand failed to connect. Goring gives Milland something of a moue, and says: ‘Yes?’ I recall the teasing provocation of Joanne Pearce in Adrian Noble's 1989 production, or the mischievous moues of Victoria Hamilton in the last revival as she urged Solness to get out his pencil. The word seemed to twist his face into a moue of distaste. ‘My job is to make fabulous people feel fabulous.’ Elaine met Sam's eyes, made a plaintive moue, and let herself be swept into the building, since there seemed to be no alternative. Norma Clarke notes Boswell's automatic semi-salaciousness with, it very much seems, a moue of disappointment, and it is hard not to see why. Another aspect of Caravaggio's past persists in ‘The Young St John’ in the Borghese Gallery: a petulant urchin, speckled with sun-rash, and with an effeminate moue on his face as a ram curves and stretches against his pliant body. She does as she's told but with a little moue to indicate that she's not altogether happy with the arrangement. ‘We're simply inundated with it,’ he said, with a prim moue of distaste comically identical to Dr. Ogawa's. She made a little moue and rubbed her crotch area. She made a moue that must have been quite fetching thirty or forty years ago. ‘Well,’ said Lady Jedburgh, making a little moue as she rose from the sofa, ‘if I am not to be allowed to go on the stage, I must be allowed to be part of the audience at any rate.’ With a moue of disdain, she threw her only line of contact with Ruston Grady into the nearest waste bin. Synonyms grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout Origin Mid 19th century: French, earlier having the sense 'lip'. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of moue in US English: moue nounmo͞omu A pouting expression used to convey annoyance or distaste. 噘嘴（表示恼怒、厌恶） Example sentencesExamples Norma Clarke notes Boswell's automatic semi-salaciousness with, it very much seems, a moue of disappointment, and it is hard not to see why. I recall the teasing provocation of Joanne Pearce in Adrian Noble's 1989 production, or the mischievous moues of Victoria Hamilton in the last revival as she urged Solness to get out his pencil. Elaine met Sam's eyes, made a plaintive moue, and let herself be swept into the building, since there seemed to be no alternative. ‘We're simply inundated with it,’ he said, with a prim moue of distaste comically identical to Dr. Ogawa's. A Mrs. Konishi, whose own daughter had just gotten engaged (a love match), made a pretty moue of concern. The word seemed to twist his face into a moue of distaste. ‘My job is to make fabulous people feel fabulous.’ With a moue of disdain, she threw her only line of contact with Ruston Grady into the nearest waste bin. Another aspect of Caravaggio's past persists in ‘The Young St John’ in the Borghese Gallery: a petulant urchin, speckled with sun-rash, and with an effeminate moue on his face as a ram curves and stretches against his pliant body. She does as she's told but with a little moue to indicate that she's not altogether happy with the arrangement. She made a little moue and rubbed her crotch area. Dr. Beeks crouched in the center of the chamber, reaching out to touch something only she could see, then made a moue when her hand failed to connect. Goring gives Milland something of a moue, and says: ‘Yes?’ ‘Well,’ said Lady Jedburgh, making a little moue as she rose from the sofa, ‘if I am not to be allowed to go on the stage, I must be allowed to be part of the audience at any rate.’ She made a moue that must have been quite fetching thirty or forty years ago. Synonyms grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout Origin Mid 19th century: French, earlier having the sense ‘lip’.
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