The phrase
"nose wrinkle" refers to the action of creasing or scrunching up one's nose. It usually happens when something smells bad or when someone is feeling disgusted or displeased about something.
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He wasn't sure about the pesto, and did some textbook
nose wrinkling when referencing the «green stuff» but if nothing else his hunger won out.
Although an
over nose wrinkle is not explicitly encouraged, The Kennel Club (UK) French Bulldog breed standard specifies that skin on the skull and forehead «should be supple enough to allow fine wrinkling» [1]; and the American Kennel Club breed standard describes «heavy wrinkles forming a soft roll over the extremely short nose» [39].
My daughter did a
little nose wrinkling when I told her I was putting thyme in the lemon cakes, but she took it all back after she tasted them.
When it comes to talking about poo, it seems like most people's
noses wrinkle up and they start looking for a quick exit from the conversation, which is a shame, because it's actually an incredibly useful material, whether you're talking about manure or human sewage.
But disgust involves the raising of the upper lip, and the bridge of
the nose wrinkles.
My interrogator, his voice shrill and appalled,
his nose wrinkled with disdain, stared at me with a mixture of shock and pity.
My interrogator, his voice shrill and appalled,
his nose wrinkled with disdain,... More
You know — like how cheese makes
your nose wrinkle as kid but makes you blow your grocery budget as an adult.
Does the thought of olive oil in ice cream make
your nose wrinkle?
Then my lips spontaneously contracted into a painful puckered position,
my nose wrinkled, and I said «Gaahhhh.»
These little ones also displayed complex eyebrow lowering and
nose wrinkling.
As you switch between apps and books telling you more and more about your baby's growth and development, you might come across the fact that babies have loads of facial expressions, like brow lowering, frowning, lip parting and
nose wrinkling.
They do NOT have the amount of factial wrinkles as most Pug's have, are shaped more like a Jack Russell with
nose wrinkles.
Next, she steps into Famous Footwear, a store she has never heard of before, and
her nose wrinkles.
The nose wrinkle is the same gesture that occurs naturally when you smell something offensive.
Micro Gestures According to Paul Ekman, professor of psychology at the University of California, San Francisco, two of the most common micro gestures that are associated with deceit are
the nose wrinkle and the mouth curl.