grimaced

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grim·ace

G0271200 (grĭm′ĭs, grĭ-mās′)n. A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.intr.v. grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es To make a sharp contortion of the face.
[French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grīma, mask.]
grim′ac·er n.