grimace 1
verbdomain: hygiene
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
Examples
- 1.He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
Hypernym
communicate 2
verb
transmit thoughts or feelings
EnglishDerivationally related form
grimace 1
noun
a contorted facial expression
Hyponym
squint 1
verb
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
wince 2
verb
make a face indicating disgust or dislike
smile 1
verb
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
frown 1
verb
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
screw up 4
verb
twist into a strained configuration
