straighten one's face

verb

To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.

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Meanings

verbstraighten one's face (third-person singular simple present straightens one's face, present participle straightening one's face, simple past and past participle straightened one's face)

present singular third person straightens one's face · participle present straightening one's face · participle past straightened one's face · past straightened one's face

  1. To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
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APA

straighten one's face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straighten%20one's%20face

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Chicago

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