Grimacing
[gri'meisiŋ]
Examples
- They were both silent again, and Archer felt the spectre of Count Olenski's letter grimacing hideously between them. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Mademoiselle, he said, grimacing a half-smile, or what he intended for a smile, though it was but a grim and hurried manifestation. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Having once caught the bridle, he mastered it directly and sprang to his saddle; grimacing grimly as he made the effort, for it wrenched his sprain. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typed by Howard