intransitive. To make a wry face, distort the countenance; to grin, grimace. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > face with expression [verb (intransitive)] > distort (16) fleer?a1400 intransitive. To make a wry face, distort the countenance; to grin, grimace. Obsolete. mowc1450 transitive and intransitive. In figurative context. Obsolete. snowrec1450 intransitive. To frown or scowl. Obsolete. to make (also pull) a facec1522 to make (also pull) a face: to distort the features in a grimace (sometimes with modifying word). to throw one's facea1525 transitive. Originally and chiefly Scottish. to throw one's face (also mouth,etc.): to contort one's face or mouth, typically as a reaction to… pot1549 intransitive. To grimace at. mop1567 intransitive. To make a grimace, to make faces. Chiefly in to mop and mow (cf. to mock and mow at mock, v. 3c). murgeonc1586 intransitive. To grimace; to make a face. to cut facesa1616 To perform or execute (an action, gesture, or display of a grotesque, striking, or notable kind): chiefly in certain established phrases, as to cut a… wrimple1657 intransitive. To pucker the face or countenance. work1753 intransitive. Of the face, features, or a part of the body: to move energetically or convulsively, esp. with strong emotion; (of a person) to… grimace1762 intransitive. To distort the countenance; to make a wry face; †to put on an affected air. Also, to grimace it. mowl1837 intransitive. = mow, v.3 1. Only in to mope and mowl. wrinkle1843 To contract into smiles, etc., by puckering. mug1856 slang (originally Theatre). intransitive. To pull a face, esp. in front of an audience or camera, to grimace; to overact. girn1900 Chiefly northern dialect. To pull a face, grimace; esp. to take part in a grinning-match (see grinning, n. compounds). |
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