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  • adjective Distorted; crabbed.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of grimace.
  • adjective distorted; crabbed

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Examples

  • Aptos, Calif., manager Dave Anderson grimaced from the opposing dugout, no doubt in his mind about what motivated the display.

    USATODAY.com - They're dancing in Williamsport 2002

  • You know, our reporters on the scene, Allan Chernoff, saying that he was erect, he kind of grimaced on the way in there.

    CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009 2009

  • The reporters kind of grimaced, not wanting to be the focus of the President's wrath.

    Two Presidents and Two Lies 2006

  • I kind of grimaced and looked away, and she said, "You're not used to people giving you praise, are you?"

    Archive 2005-07-01 Holly 2005

  • I kind of grimaced and looked away, and she said, "You're not used to people giving you praise, are you?"

    scab ripping Holly 2005

  • You're probably right, I just kind of grimaced at the iHype (of course I say this as I posted an ask me question yesterday about how to jailbreak my 2g iphone to 3.0.

    MetaFilter 2009

  • As soon as he set eyes on you, he grimaced ugly and said, ‘It’s a girl?

    Raven V.C Andrews 2011

  • He grimaced after a moment, and I saw a hint of fang.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • She grimaced, then glanced over her shoulder to make sure no one else was listening.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • Saltman grimaced while squinting and staring down his MacBook screen.

    On the Scene at the Game Developers Conference: Day 2 « PubliCola 2010

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