WRY FACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wry face mean? 

• WRY FACE (noun)
  The noun WRY FACE has 1 sense:

1. a disdainful grimace

  Familiarity information: WRY FACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRY FACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disdainful grimace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

moue; pout; wry face

Hypernyms ("wry face" is a kind of...):

face; grimace (a contorted facial expression)

 Context examples 

“I should,” said Lord Holdhurst, with a wry face.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He made a wry face and attempted to wash the taste away with coffee.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Here Lucy made a wry face.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Miss Crocker tasted first, made a wry face, and drank some water hastily.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

With a wry face I went out into the hall and opened the door.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But she made a wry face at the prospect, and scratched away at her palette as if bent on vigorous measures before she gave up her hopes.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)