grimacing

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English

Verb

grimacing

  1. present participle and gerund of grimace

Noun

grimacing (plural grimacings)

  1. The act of making a grimace.
    • 1918, H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter:
      The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.