Used to express negative feelings, often in an exaggerated way. Watching the horror movie, she grimaced at each gory scene.
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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.
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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.