make a face
make a face verb: to make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste.
Verb
make a face (third-person singular simple present makes a face, present participle making a face, simple past and past participle made a face)
- To make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste.
- I looked at Tomkins to see whether, by chance, he had made a face at his lordship, ...1849, “Mr. Jolly Green's Account Of The Great Paris Excursion”, in W. Harrison Ainsworth, editor, The New monthly magazine, volume 86, page 98
- I was at Park Safari Africa in Canada on the Canadian border. This was years ago outside of Plattsburgh, New York. And I had a new car at the time, and I was driving through, going through the monkey area. And they said 'beware of the monkeys.' So about ten of them circled my car. And this one...2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, quoting Pat, 34:52 from the start, in Penn Radio
- Synonyms:
- pull a face
Synonyms of make a face
Forms of make a face
| third-person singular present | makes a face |
|---|---|
| present participle | making a face |
| past participle | made a face |
| past | made a face |
Questions about make a face
- What does make a face mean?
- Make a face means to make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste.
- What part of speech is make a face?
- Make a face is a verb.
- What is the past tense of make a face?
- The past tense of make a face is made a face.
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