grimacer — meaning in English

English meaning

• grimace noun A twisted facial expression, usually showing pain, disgust, or discomfort.
• wince noun A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

Senses

grimacer is used for these senses in English:

• grimace (intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
• wince (intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.

grimace — full definition

1. noun A twisted facial expression, usually showing pain, disgust, or discomfort.
2. verb To twist one's face to express pain, distaste, or discomfort.

wince — full definition

1. noun A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
2. noun A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

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