Local English word record

make a face

verb · 1 sense

contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

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Examples

  • He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do

Word relationships

Synonyms

grimace, pull a face

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Princeton WordNet 3.0