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grimacing

verb as in make a pained expression

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Example Sentences

Fields missed one play, then sandwiched a dart to the end zone between grimaces of pain.

Winston Ross on the spooky case that has authorities grimacing.

His light found a squat skeleton sitting there grimacing at him.

Close upon their heels press forward a chattering grimacing group from Naples.

Nick passed on and quickly paused again; this time, his mother discerned, before the marble image of a strange grimacing woman.

Grimacing, he pressed the edges of the wound together and willed that the bleeding stop.

Then, his work finished, he threw the mattock into the brush and set out again, grimacing disgustedly and scratching himself.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to grimacing, such as: sneer, smirk, frown, contort, scowl, and mug.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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