grimace

Nouns

  • (n) a contorted facial expression
    • she made a grimace at the prospect
    face,

Verbs

  • (v) 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,

Synonyms

face make a face pull a face

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