Face and Sneer

Face

Face noun - A twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval.

Usage example: it's rude to make a face when your dinner hostess offers you broccoli

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Sneer and face are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sneer" instead a noun "Face".

Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

Sneer noun - A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls.

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Face and sneer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Face" instead a noun "Sneer".

Nearby Words: sneering, sneered

face times

sneer times

Lee Van Cleef usually wears a perpetual sneer while playing villains that is enhanced by his narrow eyes and hawkish face.

Source: Death Glare
Holmes is forced to let him go, though not without the slight consolation of wiping the sneer off his face by threatening him with a whip.

Source: Karma Houdini / Literature
The music rises up... Only for Vriskas expression to change into a sneer, as she slaps Tavros in the face, grabs, him, and impales him on his own lance.

Source: The Day the Music Lied aka: The Day The Music Died

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