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мо́рщиться — meaning in English

morshchitsya

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English meaning

  • crumple verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
  • scowl noun An angry or sullen frown.
  • wince noun A quick motion or gesture made when flinching away from something.
  • wrinkle noun A small crease or fold in an otherwise smooth surface, especially skin or fabric.

Senses

мо́рщиться is used for these senses in English:

  • corrugate (transitive) To wrinkle (the skin).
  • crumple (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  • knit one's brows (idiomatic) To scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement.
  • pucker up (ambitransitive) To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.
  • scowl (intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
  • wince (intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
  • wrinkle (intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

crumple — full definition

  1. verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
  2. verb To collapse, give way, or fall apart, often suddenly.

scowl — full definition

  1. noun An angry or sullen frown.
  2. verb To frown in an angry, displeased, or threatening way.
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