Grit · common

grimacing

The through-the-teeth face: effort or pain gated by the jaw.

On the face
Teeth bared sideways under clamped brows.
Ink recipe
disgusted 60 · afraid 40 · surprised 30
Open in the mixer

More on being grimacing

Grimacing is effort or pain gated by the jaw, teeth bared sideways: the universal look of lifting the heavy thing, or getting the bad news.

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