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pulling faces

pulling faces is the present participle and gerund of pull faces.

Meaning of pull faces

Verb

pull faces (third-person singular simple present pulls faces, present participle pulling faces, simple past and past participle pulled faces)

  1. (idiomatic) To make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement or to ridicule another person.
    • So that they would be especially tired, David had spent an hour entertaining them in their cots earlier in the evening. He had drawn pictures for them with crayons and pulled faces, hummed tunes and danced stupidly around the room until it was time for the goodnight visit.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus

Questions about pulling faces

What is pulling faces the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling faces is the present participle and gerund of pull faces.

Words near pulling faces in the dictionary

  1. pulling back
  2. pulling back the curtain
  3. pulling down
  4. pulling down a notch
  5. pulling down the curtain
  6. pulling faces
  7. pulling for
  8. pulling in
  9. pulling in one's horns
  10. pulling into
  11. pulling my finger

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