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plural of grimace
as in scowls
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval he made a grimace when he tasted the medicine

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grimaces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grimace

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Noun
  • The aim was to encode the various nuanced ways human faces transmit states of mind, and then to visualize them; smiles and frowns are the barest beginning.
    Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the picture, Duggar holds her son, who wears a gray onesie and stares into the camera.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day.
    Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jacob sneers, but doesn’t even wait for his son to answer.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers practiced bacterial gene sequencing to identify which microbes were present in the participants’ mouths before and after each treatment.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Chelsea has offered over $40 million for the La Masia product according to Fabrizio Romano, which would be a bargain transfer leaving many Culers with a bitter taste in their mouths.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Whereas most guests on With Love, Meghan would respond to a prompt like this with doe-eyed enthusiasm, Daniel simply smirks and shakes his head.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Grimaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimaces. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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