Meanings of wry grimace in English

But-shecould not forbear a wry grimace at the idea.

Her mouth twisted in a little wry grimace of distaste.

She covered her ears hastily and made a wry grimace.

His dark face twisted with the old wry grimace.

He made a wry grimace and showed his hands.

Surely the Federation would not be so foolish-hechecked his thoughts with a wry grimace.

Grimsby made a wry grimace as he retorted:

Then his face twisted into a wry grimace.

Scott's mouth twisted in a wry grimace.

He accepted the summer with a wry grimace, reading in its irksome demands a chance for real requital.

He saw me, and made a wry grimace, like one who wishes to turn his humiliation into humour.

He made a wry grimace.

For the first time since that morning, Ed managed a smile, though it was little more than a wry grimace.

Passepartout, who had now rejoined his master, made a wry grimace, as he thought of his magnificent, but too frail Indian shoes.

He spoke in Lithian still, and acknowledged it with a wry grimace over his shoulder after the departed Chtexa before switching to English.

Professor Phaeton saw the point, and made a wry grimace while roughing up his pompadour and brushing his closely trimmed beard with doubtful hand.