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straighten one's face

straighten one's face verb: to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.

Verb

straighten one's face (third-person singular simple present straightens one's face, present participle straightening one's face, simple past and past participle straightened one's face)

  1. To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.

Forms of straighten one's face

third-person singular presentstraightens one's face
present participlestraightening one's face
past participlestraightened one's face
paststraightened one's face

Questions about straighten one's face

What does straighten one's face mean?
Straighten one's face means to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
What part of speech is straighten one's face?
Straighten one's face is a verb.
What is the past tense of straighten one's face?
The past tense of straighten one's face is straightened one's face.

Words near straighten one's face in the dictionary

  1. straightdar
  2. straighted
  3. straightedge
  4. straightedges
  5. straighten
  6. straighten one's face
  7. straighten out
  8. straighten up
  9. straighten up and fly right
  10. straightenable
  11. straightened

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