make a face

phrase

variants or make faces
Synonyms of make a facenext
: to distort one's features : grimace
He made a face when I mentioned her name.

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“Make a face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20face. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.

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