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turn one's nose up

UK/ˌtɜːn wʌnz ˈnəʊz‿ʌp/US/ˌtɜɹn wʌnz ˈnoʊz‿ʌp/

turn one's nose up verb: followed by at: alternative form of turn up one's nose.

Verb

turn one's nose up (third-person singular simple present turns one's nose up, present participle turning one's nose up, simple past and past participle turned one's nose up)

  1. (idiomatic) Followed by at: alternative form of turn up one's nose.

Forms of turn one's nose up

third-person singular presentturns one's nose up
present participleturning one's nose up
past participleturned one's nose up
pastturned one's nose up

Questions about turn one's nose up

What does turn one's nose up mean?
Turn one's nose up means followed by at: alternative form of turn up one's nose.
What part of speech is turn one's nose up?
Turn one's nose up is a verb.
How do you pronounce turn one's nose up?
Turn one's nose up is pronounced /ˌtɜːn wʌnz ˈnəʊz‿ʌp/ (UK).
What is the past tense of turn one's nose up?
The past tense of turn one's nose up is turned one's nose up.

Words near turn one's nose up in the dictionary

  1. turn one's coat
  2. turn one's color
  3. turn one's hand to
  4. turn one's life around
  5. turn one's life upside down
  6. turn one's nose up
  7. turn one's world upside down
  8. turn or burn
  9. turn out
  10. turn over
  11. turn over a new leaf

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