MAKING A FACE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

making a face

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variants or making faces

present participle of make a face

as in grimacing

to distort one's face Her son made a face when she served him his broccoli.

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Recent Examples of making a face One drawing even showed Maui making a face similar to the Black Adam star. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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