Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facemaking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: face-mak-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of making a face (making a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But this show, long on facemaking, shrieking, drawn-out pauses and the kind of fussy comic acting usually associated with domestic comedies, needed a lot more than live musicians to pick it up."

Etymology

From face + making.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does facemaking mean?: The act of making a face (making a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste).
Where does facemaking come from?: From face + making.

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