grimace
noun
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
have grimaced
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present perfectof grimace.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Pry must have grimaced when Tagovailoa hit Jones again in the third quarter for a 34-10 lead that helped send the Terps to their first bowl win since 2010.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
If the Raith defence were relieved at Buaben's profligacy, they must have grimaced at the sight of pacy Jennison Myrie-Williams sprinting on to the pitch, a substitute for Swanson.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2010
He must have grimaced because she burst out laughing.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
I have grimaced a smile and pattered unmeaning words to many a person whom I despised or from whom in heart I shrank; I did so because I had not courage to do otherwise.
From The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by George Gissing
