noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of making a grimace.

   "The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of grimace form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

acheagonizeailanguishblanchblench

Example

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"What's the matter, dad? Why are you grimacing like that?"

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