grimace | English to English Dictionary

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grimace

('gr/I/m/@/s )

a contorted facial expression(noun.communication)

Example:
She made a grimace at the prospect.

Synonym:
face

source: wordnet30
A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.(noun)

source: webster1913

contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state(verb.body)

Example:
He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do.

Synonym:
make a face, pull a face

source: wordnet30
To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.(verb)

source: webster1913

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