grimace (redirected from grimaces)

grim·ace  (grms, gr-ms)

n.

A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.

intr.v. grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es

To make a sharp contortion of the face.

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[French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grma, mask.]

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grimac·er n.

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grimace

Noun

an ugly or distorted facial expression of disgust, pain, or displeasure

Verb

[-macing, -maced]

to make a grimace [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grimace - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" face facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles moue, pout, wry face - a disdainful grimace
Verb	1.	grimace - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" make a face, pull a face squint, squinch - cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other" wince - make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech" smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure frown, glower, lour, lower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval screw up - twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face" mop, mow, pout - make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

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grimace

verb 1. scowl, frown, sneer, wince, lour or lower, make a face or faces

noun 2. scowl, frown, sneer, wince, face, wry face

Translations

grimace [grɪˈmeɪs] n → mueca

vi → hacer muecas

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grimace [grɪˈmeɪs] n → grimace f

vi → grimacer, faire une grimace

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grimace [grɪˈmeɪs] n → Grimasse f

vi → Grimassen schneiden

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grimace [grɪˈmeɪs] n → smorfia

vi → fare smorfie