English > grimace: 2 senses > verb 1, body| Meaning | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
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| Example | "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
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| Synonyms | make a face, pull a face |
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| Narrower | frown, glower, lour, lower | look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval |
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| pout, mop, mow | make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip |
| screw up | Twist into a strained configuration |
| smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure |
| squint, squinch | cross one's eyes as if in strabismus |
| wince | make a face indicating disgust or dislike |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
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| Nouns | grimace | a contorted facial expression |
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