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makes a face

makes a face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a face.

Meaning of make a face

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)

  1. (colloquial) 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
    Synonyms:
    pull a face

Questions about makes a face

What is makes a face the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a face.

Words near makes a face in the dictionary

  1. makes a dash for it
  2. makes a decision
  3. makes a dent
  4. makes a difference
  5. makes a dollar out of fifteen cents
  6. makes a face
  7. makes a fist of
  8. makes a fool of
  9. makes a fool out of
  10. makes a fortune
  11. makes a go of

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