look like one swallowed a bug

verb

To have a dismayed or shocked facial expression.

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Meanings

verblook like one swallowed a bug (third-person singular simple present looks like one swallowed a bug, present participle looking like one swallowed a bug, simple past and past participle looked like one swallowed a bug)

present singular third person looks like one swallowed a bug · participle present looking like one swallowed a bug · participle past looked like one swallowed a bug · past looked like one swallowed a bug

  1. colloquialTo have a dismayed or shocked facial expression.
Cite this entry
APA

look like one swallowed a bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20like%20one%20swallowed%20a%20bug

MLA

“look like one swallowed a bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20like%20one%20swallowed%20a%20bug. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look like one swallowed a bug,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20like%20one%20swallowed%20a%20bug.

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