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grim·ace

 (grĭm′ĭs, grĭ-mās′)
n.
A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.
intr.v. grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es
To make a sharp contortion of the face.

[French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grīma, mask.]

grim′ac·er n.
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The doctor, still holding the needle, responded, "Really, my brother-in-law and I are going into that." I grimaced. He asked where it hurt and I spit out, "Doctor, you're killing me!"
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Harry held the prickly creature, grimaced and yelped: "It's pretty feisty."