| grimace | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. face, grimace | a contorted facial expression.; "she made a grimace at the prospect" |
| ~ facial expression, facial gesture | a gesture executed with the facial muscles. |
| ~ moue, pout, wry face | a disdainful grimace. |
| v. (body) | 2. grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
| ~ squint, squinch | cross one's eyes as if in strabismus.; "The children squinted so as to scare each other" |
| ~ wince | make a face indicating disgust or dislike.; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech" |
| ~ smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure. |
| ~ frown, glower, lour, lower | look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval. |
| ~ screw up | twist into a strained configuration.; "screw up one's face" |
| ~ mop, mow, pout | make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip.; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
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