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Instead of happy and sad: useful words and phrases in English to describe facial expressions

'28.07.2022'

Source: Blog "Learn English the smart way" on "Yandex.Zen"

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We all know that English vocabulary needs to be replenished. But when we learn words, we often lose sight of those that describe the facial expressions of a person, and in a conversation such ones can come in handy. Blog Author "Learn English the smart way" on "Yandex.Zen" picked up words and phrases that will help you eloquently talk about how someone looked askance at you or gave you a shining smile.

Smiles and grins

The simplest and, most likely, what everyone knows: smile - to smile; smile

  • She had a broad smile on her face / She was smiling broadly - She smiled broadly

beam or smile from ear to ear - smile broadly, smile with all your mouth, “beam” (beam is “a ray of light”)

  • She was so happy / She was beaming - She was so happy / She smiled from ear to ear.
  • You are smiling from ear to ear. What's happened? good news? - You smile from ear to ear. What happened? Any good news?

grin - smile broadly, "the smile does not leave the face"; wide smile, smirk

  • The kid ran around with a grin, holding her new toy. The child smiled broadly while holding a new toy.
  • This music is so positive – you can't help but grin! – This music is so positive – I can’t stop smiling!

shine with happiness - glow with happiness.

smirk - to smirk, to smile smugly (also sneer - sneer scornfully

  • He said it with a smirk on his face. He said it with a smirk on his face.

Please note that we say correctly smile AT somebody - “smile at someone”. By analogy, most verbs with the meaning of "smile" will use the same preposition: smeer at somebody.

  • I tried to talk to the boss about my ideas, but he just sat there and sneered at me. I think he doesn't like me. I tried to talk to the boss about my ideas, but he just sat there and grinned. I think he doesn't love me.

Laugh

  • laugh - laugh
  • giggle - giggle
  • chuckle - choke with laughter, chuckle
  • peeking - burst out laughing
  • chorus - snort, chuckle
  • roar (with laughter) burst into laughter (especially about a group of people)
  • burst out laughing - laugh, laugh

Lip movements

pursed lips - pursed lips Purse lips - purse your lips (when you are angry or worried or very concentrated)

  • Her pursed lips told me something was wrong. Her pursed lips suggested that something was wrong.

for - protrude lips

  • You better not pout, I'm telling you why. “Better not sulk, let me tell you why.”
  • Pout all you want. - Well, pout as much as you want.

stick your tongue out - stick out, "show" the tongue

  • If you stick your tongue out at this baby, the baby will do the same. - If you show your tongue to a small child, he will do the same.

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Surprise

a jaw dropped - “jaw dropped” (in surprise)

  • I have something to tell you! Your jaw will drop! - I'll tell you something now. Your jaw will drop.

raise your eyebrows - surprise, "make big eyes"

  • She raised her eyebrows when she saw me. She made big eyes when she saw me.

Unpleasant emotions

frown - to frown

  • Don't frown, I'm saying that with love. Don't frown, I say this with love.
  • She was wearing a frown. She frowned.

wince - wince (from pain), wince

  • She gave a grimace. She winced. She winced.
  • It's making me wince even just talking about it. - They twisted meeven from talking about this topic.

give a dirty look - to express disapproval, to incinerate with a glance

  • She gave me a dirty look. She just glared at me.
  • If looks could kill. - Incinerate with a glance.

long face - sad, gloomy look

  • Why the long face? - Why are you so gloomy?
  • Don't start pulling such a long face. Don't make such a sad face.

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roll your eyes – roll your eyes (when something is annoying)

  • You can roll your eyes all you want. You can roll your eyes all you want.
  • My kids roll their eyes at me when I am trying to tell them something. My kids roll their eyes when I try to talk to them.

wrinkle your nose wrinkle one's nose (an expression of contempt or disgust)

  • The kids showed their auntie their drawings, but she just wrinkled her nose at them. The children showed their aunt their drawings, but she only wrinkled her nose.

Other useful words

squinted - squint

  • His writing was so small that the whole class was squinting at the board trying to read it. He wrote so small on the blackboard that the whole class squinted trying to read something.

wink - blink, wink

  • My baby's just winked at me! “My baby just winked at me!”
  • Just wink three times and I'll know. “Blink three times and I will understand.

blank expression - meaningless facial expression poker face - face without emotion, does not express anything

  • She had a blank expression on her face. Her face showed nothing.

These words are quite important and are very often used by native speakers, but we simply don’t get our hands on them. Now it should be easier for you to describe the expression on the person's face.

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