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Meanings of pull a face in English

Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.

Usage of pull a face in English
1
I pull a face as she marches out the room and slams the door.
The Atrocity Archives
2
I pull a face like I'm not so easily impressed.
The Irish Times
3
Chanele didn't pull a face and it wasn't easy.
Melnitz
4
It's my turn to pull a face now.
The Atrocity Archives
5
I shall pull a face as long as a fiddle, and yawn my head half off while I'm clearing up.
A Countess from Canada: A Story of Life in the Backwoods
6
They tell you they love Meghan Trainor, and you pull a face as if your teeth are made from Tangfastics.
The Guardian
7
I pull a face.
The Atrocity Archives
8
Tell a British person that Ibrahimovic is a genius and they will almost certainly pull a face like a bulldog chewing on a paradox.
The Guardian
9
I used to love meals at your house.' She pulled a face.
Millionaire's women
10
Ryan pulled a face that said: you offended him, you fetch him.
Complete Books of Blood
11
Barak pulled a face at me as we passed into the building.
Sovereign
12
Ned, shaking up a whisky sour, pulled a face that meant sorry.
The Pariah
13
He took a swallow of coffee but pulled a face at once.
The preacher
14
Jackie pulled a face as she detached her phone from its charger.
Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
15
Have I slowed you down so far? She pulled a face.
Frontier courtship
16
Not that I did invite him,' she added, pulling a face.
Millionaire's women
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