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straighten one's face

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
straight-en one's -face
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.

Inflected Forms

straightens one's face (present, singular) straightening one's face (participle, present) straightened one's face (participle, past) straightened one's face (past)

Questions

What does straighten one's face mean?
To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.

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