gurn
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The in-canon story details Jar Jar’s demotion to the status of a lowly Naboo street performer, destined to pratfall and gurn for a pittance in galactic credits for the rest of his days.
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2017
Her face is in a state of constant squirm, and thanks to cinematographer Sean Price Williams’ roving close-ups, each tic, grimace, and gurn is a small gem of portraiture.
From Slate • Aug. 26, 2015
They gurn on-screen while kids drag and drop more than 100 props to trigger different emotions, from happiness and fear to shyness and sadness.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2013
But when she curls her bottom lip, rolls her eyes into a familiar cartoonish gurn and bursts into a spontaneous guffaw there's no mistaking her genetic heritage.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012
He gave me a very Borisovian gurn, to indicate disapproval, even contempt.
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2012
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