Present participle of grimace; the action of making facial expressions showing pain or disgust.
Grimace + -ing (present participle suffix). The -ing form allows grimace to function as a gerund or progressive verb tense.
Grimacing actually requires using dozens of facial muscles that work in precise coordination—it's so complex that animators say creating realistic grimaces is harder than smiles because there's no single 'grimace formula.'
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