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Verb: grimace  gri-mus
  1. Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
    "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do";
    - make a face, pull a face
Noun: grimace  gri-mus
  1. A contorted facial expression
    "she made a grimace at the prospect";
    - face

Derived forms: grimaced, grimaces, grimacing

Type of: communicate, facial expression, facial gesture, intercommunicate

Encyclopedia: Grimace