toelachen

Definitions of toelachen
  1. verb
    change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
    synonyms: glimlachen, tegenlachen
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    types:
    glimlachen
    to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
    geiten, grijnslachen, grijnzen, meesmuilen, monkelen
    smile affectedly or derisively
    grijnslachen, grijnzen, grimlachen, meesmuilen, schamperen, schimpen
    smile contemptuously
    type of:
    bekkentrekken, trekkebekken, trekken, vertrekken
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
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