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grimace

[grim-uhs, gri-meys] / ˈgrɪm əs, grɪˈmeɪs /
NOUN
scowling facial expression
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WEAK




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For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

"I'm not a fan," Ethan says with a grimace.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Three portable toilets in the west parking lot were so full that a woman repeatedly opened and closed each door with a grimace and then walked away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

“I think that smile, it wasn’t like a — it was like an ‘ooh’, you know, like, one of those,” Cunningham said, making a grimace.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

The boy-ogre bared his teeth at me with his lips curled up, in the hideous grimace the Humans call a smile.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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