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
• Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑intercommunicate
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• 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.
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Main Entry: ↑face
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Main Entry: ↑make
Useful english dictionary. 2012.