rictus n : a gaping grimace
English
Etymology
From
rictus, participle
of
ringor "open the mouth
wide"
Noun
- A bird's gaping
mouth
- Any open-mouthed expression
- his face was a rictus of sheer delight
Quotations
- 2001 — Eoin Colfer,
Artemis Fowl, p 56
- It squinted at her through the hated light, its brow a rictus
of pain and fear.
bob,
bobble,
bounce,
bump,
didder,
dither,
falter,
grimace,
jar,
jerk,
jig,
jigget,
jiggle,
jog,
joggle,
jolt,
jostle,
moue,
mow,
pout,
quake,
quaver,
quiver,
shake,
shiver,
shock,
shudder,
snarl,
tic,
tremble,
tremor,
twitch,
twitter,
wobble, wry face, wry
mouth