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face like thunder

face like thunder noun: a face showing great anger or sullenness.

Noun

face like thunder (plural faces like thunder)

  1. A face showing great anger or sullenness.
    • Half an hour later when dad and I ventured into the lounge, mum glaring at us with a face like thunder, Kim was lying contentedly next to Armalade in front of the fire, a real con merchant if ever there was one, basking in all the attention.2011, Maggie Graham, Me and My Animals, →ISBN, page 80

Forms of face like thunder

pluralfaces like thunder

Questions about face like thunder

What does face like thunder mean?
Face like thunder means a face showing great anger or sullenness.
What part of speech is face like thunder?
Face like thunder is a noun.
What is the plural of face like thunder?
The plural of face like thunder is faces like thunder.

Words near face like thunder in the dictionary

  1. face like a slapped bum
  2. face like a smacked arse
  3. face like a smacked ass
  4. face like a smacked bum
  5. face like the back end of a bus
  6. face like thunder
  7. face man
  8. face mask
  9. face mask penalties
  10. face mask penalty
  11. face masks

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