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pulls faces

pulls faces is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is pulls faces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls faces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull faces.

Words near pulls faces in the dictionary

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

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