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顰める — meaning in English

shikameru

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English meaning

  • grimace noun A twisted facial expression, usually showing pain, disgust, or discomfort.
  • scowl noun An angry or sullen frown.

Senses

顰める is used for these senses in English:

  • grimace (intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
  • knit one's brows (idiomatic) To scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement.
  • scowl (intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.

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.

scowl — full definition

  1. noun An angry or sullen frown.
  2. verb To frown in an angry, displeased, or threatening way.

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