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grimace |?grim?s, gri?m?s|
noun
an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement: she gave a grimace of pain.
verb [ no obj. ]
make a grimace: I sipped the coffee and grimaced.
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish grimazo ‘caricature,’ from grima ‘fright.’
The screeching sound of fingernails across the blackboard tortured every ear, turning all present into grimacing gargoyles.
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