make a wry face

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• face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …   Collocations dictionary

• Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …   English dictionary for students

• grimace — [n] scowling facial expression face, frown, moue, mouth, mouthing, mug*, scowl, smile, smirk, sneer, wry face; concept 716 Ant. grin, smile grimace [v] make a pained expression contort, deform, distort, frown, make a face, make a wry face,… …   New thesaurus

• Discontent — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discontent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discontent discontent discontentment Sgm: N 1 dissatisfaction dissatisfaction Sgm: N 1 dissent dissent &c. 489 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disappointment disappointment mor …   English dictionary for students

• pout — v 1. sulk, mope, brood, make or pull a long face, hang the lip, look sullen, be out of sorts or humor; grimace, make a wry face; frown, scowl, glower, knit the brows, look black, look daggers. n 2. frown, scowl; grimace, wry face, Archaic. mow,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Frown — (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frowned} (fround); p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov. It.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Frowned — Frown Frown (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frowned} (fround); p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Frowning — Frown Frown (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frowned} (fround); p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …   English dictionary for students

• mouth — [mouth; ] for v. [ mouth] n. pl. mouths [mouthz] [ME < OE muth, akin to Ger mund < IE base * menth , to chew > Gr masasthai, L mandere, to chew] 1. the opening through which an animal takes in food; specif., the cavity, or the entire… …   English World dictionary

• frown — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. scowl, lower, glower; look askance. n. scowl. See irascibility, disapprobation, dejection. Ant., smile. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scowl, grimace, glower, glare, pout, wry face, gloomy countenance,… …   English dictionary for students