Grimacing

Synonyms for "grimacing" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (5)

Noun(4 words)
facial contortionfacial cuefrowngrimace
Verb(1 words)

Related words (9)

Noun(9 words)
habitual grimacepain cuepain expressionpainedpuckerscowlwincewincingwincing sign

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
emotional expressionexpressionfacial expressionfacial signalnonverbal gesturepain indicator

More specific

8 entries
angry grimacedisgust grimacefrownpain cuepain grimacepain signrecurring grimacescowl

Collocations

12 entries
facial grimacegrimacing at the tastegrimacing during proceduregrimacing expressiongrimacing facegrimacing featuresgrimacing in paingrimacing lookgrimacing musclesgrimacing posturepained grimacesuppress grimacing

Inflections

4 entries
grimacedgrimacesmore grimacingmost grimacing

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

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Friends, don't be constantly in fear of the unthinkingly critical, grimacing conventional world, but always act as your conscience and heart dictate.

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Yanni was grimacing.

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Tom leant in to kiss Mary, but she drew back, grimacing.

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