grimace

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  1. noun A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.
  2. intransitive verb To make a sharp contortion of the face.

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  • The criminalist's sour grimace was a reverse affirmation that it was. —  The Empty Chair
  • He reacts to Spooner's opaque declarations with a playfully raised eyebrow or a grimace, commanding our attention. —  Variety.com
  • Though a continued smolder and tight grimace is arguably better than the explosion of temper that could've happened as McCain has displayed in his past. —  English-writing Israeli-bloggers
  • He pulls his jaw back into his throat and makes this open mouthed grimace, as if he's eating the soul of the Ranger he just struck out. —  MVN
  • No matter what the marketing gimmick if you are hoping that a grimace, a pucker, a twist or a contortion is going to give you a younger looking face, you will be disappointed. —  xml's Blinklist.com
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grin ·  shrug ·  chuckle ·  grunt ·  snarl ·  exclamation ·  sneer ·  smirk ·  gesture ·  spasm ·  glint ·  leer

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grimace:   grimaces ·  grimaced
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grīma, mask.

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  1. = D. Swedish grimas = G. Danish grimace, from French grimace, Old French grimace (= Spanish grimazo), a wry face, a crabbed look; cf. Old French grimouart, a grimace; apparently from Old French grime, chagrined, irritated; prob. of Teutonic origin: from Middle High German grim, grim: see grim, adjective
  2. from French grimacer; from the noun.
 

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/grɪˈmeɪs/
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