make a face

make a face
verb
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
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He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do

• Syn: ↑grimace, ↑pull a face
• Derivationally related forms: ↑grimace (for: ↑grimace)
• Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
↑squint, ↑squinch, ↑wince, ↑smile, ↑frown, ↑glower, ↑lour, ↑lower, ↑screw up, ↑pout, ↑mop, ↑mow
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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phrasal
: to express or betray a feeling (as of disgust, chagrin) or an attitude (as of defiance, derision) by distorting one's features : grimace

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make a face
To grimace, contort the features
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Main Entry: ↑make

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to put a silly or rude expression on your face, or an expression that shows you dislike someone or something

Mike pulled a face at the food and took his plate over to Helen’s table.

Thesaurus: to make a particular facial expressionhyponym
Main entry: face

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make a face (or faces)
produce an expression on one's face that shows dislike, disgust, or some other negative emotion, or that is intended to be amusing

she made a face and tossed her purse at him

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make a face (or chiefly Brit pull a face)
1 : to make a facial expression that shows dislike or disgust

He made a face when I mentioned her name.

2 : to make a silly or amusing facial expression

She tried to get me to laugh by making a face when I looked at her.

He was entertaining the children by making (funny) faces.

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Main Entry: ↑face
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make a face — see ↑face, 1
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Main Entry: ↑make

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • make a face — {v. phr.}, {informal} To twist your face; make an ugly expression on your face (as by sticking out your tongue). * /The boy made a face at his teacher when she turned her back./ * /The sick boy swallowed the medicine and made a face./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • make a face — verb To make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste. Syn: pull a face …   Wiktionary

  • make a face — wrinkle your face until it is ugly    Chad made a face at me and stuck out his tongue …   English idioms

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