face turn
[ feys-turn ]
nounProfessional Wrestling.
a dramatic change of persona from a villainous heel character to a heroic face character.
Origin of face turn
1First recorded in 1985–90
- See also face (def. 19), heel3 (def. 2)
Words Nearby face turn
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How to use face turn in a sentence
The conductor, coming toward her just then, saw her face turn red, then white.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterI felt my face turn red; but I wouldn't please the spiteful thing by saying a word; so I bought my ribbon and started for home.
She had opened the letter, but something in the black writing made her face turn white.
The Amazing Inheritance | Frances R. SterrettAuersperg sat down and laughed, laughed in a way that made John's face turn red.
The Forest of Swords | Joseph A. AltshelerIn this case he drew rein opposite one very thin-looking fellow, making his sallow face turn red.
Fix Bay'nets | George Manville Fenn
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