expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/noun 11forms 1 noun11 •The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. •the shape that someone's face takes to show a feeling such as joy or angerThey 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. •A particular way of phrasing an idea. •A colloquialism or idiom.The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally. •An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols. •A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value. •The process of translating a gene into a protein. •The tone of voice or sound in music. •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 ; ... — 1849 •The act of pressing or squeezing out.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. •A specific blend of whisky. formsexpressions