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grimacing

[ grim-uhs-ing, gri-mey-sing ]

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adjective

making or causing a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, disgust, etc.:
To the grimacing dissatisfaction of coffee drinkers, pranksters had put salt in the sugar bowl.

noun

the act of making a facial expression that indicates disapproval, pain, disgust, etc.:
Incoming patients can be made anxious by the grimacing of other patients waiting to be seen.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grimacing¹

First recorded in 1740–50; grimace ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective; grimace ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun

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LeBron James, whom we last saw on the court grimacing after a hip flexor strain, didn’t have much burst to the basket or much touch on his shot.

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He holds the movie up, grimacing, sweating, screaming, so that every beat feels more important than it is.

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Squinting and grimacing at times as Harris castigated him, Trump appeared intent on answering even the slightest provocations.

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Second seed Sabalenka was seen grimacing and pointing to her stomach as she talked to medical staff in the middle of the first set.

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We engage in this back-and-forth every year, whenever the season changes, me twirling around in a sundress, her grimacing under a comically large-brimmed hat.

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