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1. Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
   "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do";
   - make a face, pull a face

1. A contorted facial expression
   "she made a grimace at the prospect";
   - face

Derived forms: grimaced, grimaces, grimacing

Type of: communicate, facial expression, facial gesture, intercommunicate

Encyclopedia: Grimace