"straighten one's face" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: straightens one's face [present, singular, third-person], straightening one's face [participle, present], straightened one's face [participle, past], straightened one's face [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} straighten 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)
  1. To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.

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