make a face

/meɪk eɪ feɪs/

Other forms: made a face; making a face; makes a face

Definitions of make a face

1. verb

   contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
   synonyms: grimace, pull a face

   types:

   squinch, squint

   cross one's eyes as if in strabismus

   wince

   make a face indicating disgust or dislike

   smile

   change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

   frown, glower, lour, lower

   look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

   screw up

   twist into a strained configuration

   mop, mow, pout

   make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip

   dimple

   produce dimples while smiling

   grin

   to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

   beam

   smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

   simper, smirk

   smile affectedly or derisively

   sneer

   smile contemptuously

   scowl

   frown with displeasure

   type of:

   communicate, intercommunicate

   transmit thoughts or feelings