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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pull a face en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To make an abnormal facial expression, either intentionally or because of an emotion.
    • At the back of the cafe, McCormack pulled a face. The former leader of the English Defence League was not for her. 2025 September 14, Daniel Boffey, “Racism or celebration? What England’s flag-hoisters are saying – and what others are hearing”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pulling a face Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pulls a face Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pulled a face Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pulled a face Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

pull faces · gurn

Synonyms

make a face