as in scowled
to distort one's face
playgoers grimaced at the actor's terrible attempt at a French accent
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Recent Examples of grimaced
Shelton first grimaced in pain after hitting a forehand at the end of the third set.
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Roupp immediately grimaced and collapsed onto the infield grass.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Tatis grimaced, walked it off and headed to first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Even many diehard Trump supporters grimaced, fearful of punishment at the polls.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
He was accompanied by three of his town’s councilmen, two of whom grimaced while lugging a square suitcase with a combination lock down the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, around the corner, and into Central Park.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Roupp immediately grimaced and collapsed onto the infield grass.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Tatis grimaced, walked it off and headed to first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Even many diehard Trump supporters grimaced, fearful of punishment at the polls.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
He was accompanied by three of his town’s councilmen, two of whom grimaced while lugging a square suitcase with a combination lock down the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, around the corner, and into Central Park.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimaced
Verb
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Sitting on a purple-and-gold sofa, Mamdani tasted his biryani and frowned.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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That wasn’t something that was frowned upon.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then, in the 1980s, Anne stared as Veronica Rooney on the hit sitcom Archie Bunker’s Place, a role that added two more Emmy nods to her roster.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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So in the moments after takeoff, Higginbotham always stared at his watch, heart pounding, counting the seconds to a minute.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sneed repeated, and then smirked.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stabler smirked before opening the door for her and wishing her a good night.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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New Amy spent the first season being glared at by most of the staff, because Old Amy was 10 times worse than that colleague who keeps reheating fish in the microwave.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Perry glared back at them but did not reply.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Grimaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimaced. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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