
Grimace
Negative Emotion
Used to express negative feelings, often in an exaggerated way.

Watching the horror movie, she grimaced at each gory scene.
Nonverbal Cue
Conveys feelings without words, useful when you want to show how someone feels silently.

I could tell he disliked the proposal by his immediate grimace.
Intensity Variance
Can range from mild to severe depending on how strongly someone feels.

Noticing the broken vase, her grimace deepened from annoyance to anger.
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FrownGlowerGrinPoutScowlSmirkSneerWince
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