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grim·ace

(gr

s, gr

-m

) KEY

NOUN:

A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.

intr.v.
grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es

To make a sharp contortion of the face.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grma, mask

OTHER FORMS:
grimac·er(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for grimace

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