Bewray (Verb)
Meaning
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- His nervous laughter bewrayed his lie as he attempted to deny any involvement in the crime.
- Her increased heart rate and sweating bewrayed her fear as she stood at the edge of the skydiving platform ready to jump.
- A faint smudge of lipstick on his collar bewrayed his secret affair with a coworker.
- His micro-expressions bewrayed his disgust as he forced a smile on his face while receiving the unwanted gift.
- A twitch in her eye bewrayed her anxiety as she stood before the large crowd waiting for her to begin her speech.