- facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
--1 is a kind of gesture, motion
--1 has particulars:emoticon; gape; grimace, face; frown, scowl; smile, smiling, grin, grinning; laugh; snarl; straight face; wink; wince - expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face - the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
--2 is a kind of countenance, visage
--2 has particulars: leer; sparkle, spark, light