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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pull faces en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement or to ridicule another person.
    • So that they would be especially tired, David had spent an hour entertaining them in their cots earlier in the evening. He had drawn pictures for them with crayons and pulled faces, hummed tunes and danced stupidly around the room until it was time for the goodnight visit. 1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus:

Forms

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

Relateds

pull a face