grimace
noun
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
are grimacing
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present progressiveof grimace.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Across the country, federal workers still stung by the memories of past government shutdowns are grimacing and bracing for another potential extended closure.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
If the folks who make the NFL schedule are grimacing, it's understandable.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2010
Malignant symptoms are grimacing with prolonged negativism but without essential affect anomaly, decided echopraxia and echolalia and protracted catalepsy.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
