face turn

[ feys-turn ]

/ ˈfeɪs ˌtɜrn /

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noun Professional Wrestling.

a dramatic change of persona from a villainous heel character to a heroic face character.

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See also face (def. 19), heel³ (def. 2)

Origin of face turn

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby face turn

face time, facetious, facet joint, face-to-face, face towel, face turn, faceup, face up to, face validity, face value, face with

How to use face turn in a sentence

The conductor, coming toward her just then, saw her face turn red, then white.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
I felt my face turn red; but I wouldn't please the spiteful thing by saying a word; so I bought my ribbon and started for home.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863|Various
She had opened the letter, but something in the black writing made her face turn white.
The Amazing Inheritance|Frances R. Sterrett
Auersperg sat down and laughed, laughed in a way that made John's face turn red.
The Forest of Swords|Joseph A. Altsheler

In this case he drew rein opposite one very thin-looking fellow, making his sallow face turn red.
Fix Bay'nets|George Manville Fenn