den Mund verziehen
to twist one's mouth
Türkçe: ağzını çarpıtmak
In a sentence
Der ungeduldige Vater verzieht den Mund, als sein Sohn zu spät kommt.
How it is used
Means 'to twist one's mouth' — making a face of displeasure or disgust. Neutral, everyday description of a reaction. Nuance: a subtle, often involuntary expression, not a full grimace.
Other verbs that go with Mund
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- den Mund aufmachen / aufreißento open one's mouth
- den Mund schließento shut one's mouth
- jdm. den Mund verbietento forbid someone to speak
- den Mund haltento keep one's mouth shut
- nach dem Mund redento say what someone wants to hear
- sich den Mund verbrennento burn one's mouth
- den Mund zu voll nehmento shoot one's mouth off
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