expression

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

   “There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists. They may know what they like—when they’re presented with gowns and outfits, they’re perfectly equipped to say yes or no—but you rarely get the sense that what they’re wearing is a true expression of who they are.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A particular way of phrasing an idea.
3. (countable, uncountable)A colloquialism or idiom.

   “The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.”

4. (countable, uncountable)A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.

   “They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.”

   “The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.”

   “Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.”

   “Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.”

   “At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.”

5. (countable, uncountable)An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
6. (countable, uncountable)The process of translating a gene into a protein.
7. (countable, uncountable)A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
8. (countable, uncountable)A specific blend of whisky.
9. (countable, uncountable)The act of pressing or squeezing out.

   “expression from a gland”

   “Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.”

   “However the mechanical expression of juice led to an improvement of the solutes extraction from mash.”

10. (countable, uncountable)The tone of voice or sound in music.
11. (countable, uncountable)Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.

    “The number of children who could read with expression would be very small ; ...”

    “I cannot say that all read with expression. Indeed , this power is hardly to be expected in young children . And though “ to read with expression ...”

    “1976, Aline D. Wolf, Tutoring is Caring: You Can Help Someone to Read, Parent Child Press Perhaps when you were learning to read , you were asked to stand and " read with expression " for your classmates”

    “To read with expression, readers must know when to pause appropriately, must know when to change their tone to reflect the emotions of different characters, ...”

    “Think of reading words like reading music. When you read with expression, your audience will understand and appreciate your “performance.” Name ...”