(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of ideas or feelings is the showing of them through words, actions, or artistic activities.
Laughter is one of the most infectious ~s of emotion...
...the rights of the individual to freedom of ~...
Her concern has now found ~ in the new environmental protection act.
N-VAR: usu N of n
2.
Your ~ is the way that your face looks at a particular moment. It shows what you are thinking or feeling.
Levin sat there, an ~ of sadness on his face...
N-VAR: usu with supp, oft poss N
3.
Expression is the showing of feeling when you are acting, singing, or playing a musical instrument.
I don’t sing perfectly in tune, but I think I put more ~ into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do.
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4.
An ~ is a word or phrase.
She spoke in a quiet voice but used remarkably coarse ~s.
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