Pronunciation: /ɡɜrn/
noun A distorted facial expression.
A1 The clown's exaggerated gurn made the children laugh.
A2 She practiced her gurn in the mirror before the talent show.
B1 The comedian's signature gurn always gets a big reaction from the audience.
B2 His gurn was so convincing that he won first place in the funny face competition.
C1 The actor's ability to gurn convincingly added depth to his comedic performances.
C2 Her gurn was so skilled that she was hired as a professional clown for a circus.
verb To distort one's face in a grimace or expression of pain or disgust.
A1 The clown made the children gurn with his funny faces.
A2 She couldn't help but gurn when she saw the hilarious meme.
B1 The comedian's jokes always make the audience gurn with laughter.
B2 The actor's performance was so convincing that it made the audience gurn with emotion.
C1 The stand-up comedian's witty remarks never fail to make the audience gurn with amusement.
C2 The improv group's quick wit and humor had the entire audience gurning with laughter.
formal The patient began to gurn as the anesthesia wore off after surgery.
informal I couldn't help but gurn when I tasted the sour candy.
slang She was gurning so hard at the music festival, it was hilarious.
figurative His exaggerated facial expressions made him look like he was gurning in disbelief.
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