eye rolling
Gesture of annoyance
Eye rolling is rotating the eyes upward or to the side as an expression of exasperation, contempt, or disbelief.
It signals that something is ridiculous, tedious, or unworthy of serious response: She eye-rolled through the entire meeting.
As a noun, it describes the gesture itself or reactions it provokes: His excuses were met with eye rolling from the jury.
- exasperatedIntensely irritated, patience gone
- sighAudible emotional breath
- annoyedMildly vexed
- oh pleaseDismissive exclamation of doubt
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
deep sigh · are you serious · sarcastic · teenager · contempt · disdain · scoff · give me a break · dramatic · frustration · impatient · disbelief · here we go · mocking · snark · attitude · bored · unimpressed
- passive aggressionsilent treatment, backhanded compliments, backhanded compliment, cold shoulder, passive resistance
- teen behaviorback talk, backtalk, door slamming, moodiness, mood swings
- Eye Reactionsblinking, squinting, wincing, pupil dilation, staring
- minor offensesminor offense, white lie, petty offense, fib, jaywalking
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- acting outtantrums, tantrum, meltdowns, pouting, whining
eye rollingnodding
Moving head affirmatively
nod · thumbs up · applause · standing ovation · head nodding
eye rollingrapt attention
leaning in · active listening · eye contact · wide-eyed wonder · focused attention
eye rollingbeaming
Smiling very broadly
wide-eyed wonder · delight · reverence · awe · fascination
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