What Every BODY Is Saying : An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed Reading People

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In social or business discussions, this tongue-jut behavior is usually
seen toward the end of the dialogue, when one person feels he has gotten
away with something and the other party has failed to detect or pursue
the matter. If you see tongue-jutting behavior, ask yourself what just
transpired. Consider whether you may have been fooled or cheated, or
that you or someone else just made a mistake. This is the time to assess
whether someone is putting one over on you.


OTHER NONVERBAL BEHAVIORS OF THE FACE

Furrowed Forehead

Frowning, by furrowing the forehead (and brow), usually occurs when
a person is anxious, sad, concentrating, concerned, bewildered, or angry
(see figure 83). A forehead furrow needs to be examined in context to


Tongue jutting is seen when people get
caught doing something they shouldn’t,
they screw up, or they are getting away
with something. It is very brief.

Fig. 82
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