Vocabulary Word
Word: grimace
Definition: facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
Definition: facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
Sentences Containing 'grimace'
Morrel smiled with an expression very like a grimace, and then turned round to Monte Cristo, as if to ask him to extricate him from his embarrassment.
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