pull (make) a wry face

  • 1face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …

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  • 2Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 3Discontent — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discontent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discontent discontent discontentment Sgm: N 1 dissatisfaction dissatisfaction Sgm: N 1 dissent dissent &c. 489 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disappointment disappointment mor …

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  • 4pout — v 1. sulk, mope, brood, make or pull a long face, hang the lip, look sullen, be out of sorts or humor; grimace, make a wry face; frown, scowl, glower, knit the brows, look black, look daggers. n 2. frown, scowl; grimace, wry face, Archaic. mow,… …

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  • 5disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …

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  • 6discontent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Want of satisfaction Nouns 1. discontent, discontentment, displeasure; dissatisfaction, resentment; inquietude, vexation, soreness, heartburning (see dejection); querulousness (see lamentation);… …

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  • 7кривиться — КРИВИТЬСЯ1, несов. (сов. скривиться и искривиться). 1 и 2 л. не употр. Изменять (изменить) свою форму, контуры, очертания, становясь кривым, изогнутым, перекошенным [impf. to become bent or crooked, go out of shape]. Сделанный из сырого теса пол… …

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  • 8grimace — Synonyms and related words: ache, agonize, ail, anguish, blanch, blench, bob, bobble, bounce, bump, contort, declaim, deform, didder, disapprove of, distort, dither, face, falter, feel pain, feel the pangs, frown, gloom, glower, ham, ham it up,… …

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  • 9pout — Synonyms and related words: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, belly out, bilge, billow, bouge, brood, bug, bulge, dilate, distend, frown, gloom, glower, goggle, grimace, grump, jut, knit the brow, long face, look black, look sullen, lour, lower, make… …

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  • 10mow — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, anthill, bank, bob, boil down, bring in, capsulize, clip, cock, compress, condense, contract, crib, crop, crop herbs, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short, dab, dig …

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