pull faces

pʊl ˈfeɪsɪz

Definition of pull faces - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

funny faces

make silly faces to entertain, tease, or mock someone

He likes to pull faces to make his friends laugh.
She pulls faces to distract the baby.
They pulled faces behind the teacher's back.

grimace

make a face

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Expressions with pull

pull down

make clothes lower on the body

She pulled down her sleeves to cover her arms.

pull off

remove something by pulling

He quickly pulled off his shoes..

pull out

remove something from a place where it is attached or enclosed

She carefully pulled out the splinter with tweezers..

pull up

cause a vehicle to stop

She pulled up the car at the curb.

pull ahead

move into a leading position in a race

She managed to pull ahead in the final lap.

pull at

tug or pluck gently with fingers

She would pull at the loose thread on her sweater.

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French:faire des grimaces, ...
German:Grimassen schneiden, ...
Italian:fare le smorfie, ...
Spanish:hacer muecas, ...
Portuguese:fazer caretas, ...
Chinese:做鬼脸, ...
Japanese:変顔をする, ...
Arabic:تَصَنَّعَ وُجوها مُضْحِكَة, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת פַּרְצוּפִים, ...
Russian:корчить рожи, ...
Ukrainian:корчити пики, ...
Hindi:मुस्कुराना, ...
Bengali:মুখ বিকৃত করা, ...
Catalan:fer ganyotes, ...
Czech:dělat grimasy, ...
Danish:skære ansigter, ...
Dutch:gekke gezichten trekken, ...
Greek:κάνω γκριμάτσες, ...
Hungarian:grimaszolni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើមុខកំប្លែង, ...
Korean:우스꽝스러운 표정을 짓다, ...
Persian:شکلک درآوردن, ...
Polish:stroić miny, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer caretas, ...
Romanian:a face fețe, ...
Swedish:göra grimaser, ...
Thai:ทำหน้าตลก, ...
Turkish:yüz buruşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm mặt xấu, ...

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