顰める (しかめる) — to screw up (one's face)

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顰しかめる

to screw up (one's face)

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蹙める

しかめる

Verb, Transitive

to screw up (one's face), to scrunch up, to pucker up, to furrow (one's brow), to wrinkle

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顰

ひそ.める・しか.める…(1)

scowl・raise eyebrows

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顰める

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