hideous grin

Frequency: 6.00.5 per million words

describes a smile that is ugly or malicious

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Examples (10)

  • The villain gave a hideous grin before revealing his plan.
  • A hideous grin spread across his face as he watched the chaos.
  • She recoiled at the sight of the creature's hideous grin.
  • The clown's painted face was fixed in a hideous grin.
  • He tried to hide his hideous grin behind his hand.
  • Even in the dark, her hideous grin was visible.
  • The old witch offered a hideous grin as she stirred her cauldron.
  • A hideous grin played on the gargoyle's stone features.
  • To her horror, the doll suddenly displayed a hideous grin.
  • The hideous grin hinted at the evil lurking within him.