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grimace

/ grimace /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a contorted facial expression
"she made a grimace at the prospect"
Type of:
facial expression facial gesture
Kinds of:
pout moue wry face
Derived:
make a face pull a face
verb Sense 2
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
"He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
squint squinch cross one's eyes wince smile
Derived:
face
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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facial expression facial gesture pout moue wry face communicate intercommunicate squint squinch cross one's eyes wince smile