Associations to the word «Grimace»
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GRIMACE, noun. 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.
GRIMACE, verb. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
Dictionary definition
GRIMACE, noun. A contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect".
GRIMACE, verb. Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do".
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