Grimace

n.	1.	A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. Moving his face into such a hideous grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion. - Addison.
v. i.	1.	To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

Noun	1.	grimace - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" Synonyms: face
Verb	1.	grimace - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" Synonyms: make a face, pull a face

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