Explore Grimacing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Grimacing meaning
present participle and gerund of grimace
Using Grimacing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of grimace
- In the example corpus, grimacing often appears in combinations such as: grimacing and, grimacing at, grimacing in.
Context around Grimacing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grimacing
- In this selection, "grimacing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, passengers, room, james, crying, psychiatrist and face stand out and add context to how "grimacing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as facial grimacing and guarding and be seen grimacing in pain. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grimacing" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grimacing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Folks at work see me grimacing and feel horrible for me. (11 words)
Demonstrators hold up photos of LeBron James grimacing during a rally in Hong Kong. (14 words)
In a bed for three, a grimacing psychiatrist squeezed between battling spouses takes “couples therapy” notes. (16 words)
The Alabama native eventually got up off the ground, grimacing and holding the already padded right arm, and after originally walking to the free-throw line to take his shots, decided to take a breather on the bench. (38 words)
Moments later, the former president, 78, had a grimacing expression on his face, ducks down as Secret Service agents yelled out, "Get down," and pounced on him, shielding Trump from the barrage of gunfire. (34 words)
He won the game on a ding-dong point at the net, Nadal grimacing in frustration at having been unable to get the ball past his opponent. (27 words)
Example sentences (16)
Another clip taken from the front of the plane shows other passengers grimacing at the woman's furious rant.
Her grimacing crying face immediately became a meme and has widely been used on the internet, even years after the ceremony.
In a bed for three, a grimacing psychiatrist squeezed between battling spouses takes “couples therapy” notes.
Other emojis used by 'old people' that ranked in the top ten include the red love heart, the OK hand and grimacing face.
The little finger on his right hand is the problem, he’s grimacing as the hand is manipulated.
Moments later, the former president, 78, had a grimacing expression on his face, ducks down as Secret Service agents yelled out, "Get down," and pounced on him, shielding Trump from the barrage of gunfire.
Folks at work see me grimacing and feel horrible for me.
He has co-authored several published works, including Future Imperfect and Tales from the Grimacing Goblin.
I kept expecting to look up from the video and see her standing in my living room, grimacing at me.
Demonstrators hold up photos of LeBron James grimacing during a rally in Hong Kong.
He won the game on a ding-dong point at the net, Nadal grimacing in frustration at having been unable to get the ball past his opponent.
One of the officers can be seen grimacing in pain as the flames licked around her face.
The Alabama native eventually got up off the ground, grimacing and holding the already padded right arm, and after originally walking to the free-throw line to take his shots, decided to take a breather on the bench.
This pungent, grimacing musical fairy tale, based on a Victor Hugo novel, is directed by Tom Morris, still known most for his global smash hit War Horse.
Behaviors such as facial grimacing and guarding indicate pain, as well as an increase or decrease in vocalizations, changes in routine behavior patterns and mental status changes.
While Barks himself discouraged the use of extreme grimacing and gesturing in any other panel for comical or dramatic effect, "Those sight gags are quite limited.
Common combinations with grimacing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- grimacing and 4×
- grimacing at 2×
- grimacing in 2×