grimace
noun
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
Example Sentences
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Is Graeme Souness really any good, or is he just grimacingly soulful and authentic, like a man in an uplifting advert for boiler repair care plans?
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
Madeira's face clouded over, and he thrust out his jaw grimacingly.
From Sally of Missouri by Rose E. (Rose Emmet) Young
He went and shook hands with a lady who was passing and smiled grimacingly.
From Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Gilbert Cannan
