grim·ace
(grĭm′ĭs, grĭ-mās′)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.
[French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grīma, mask.]
grim′ac·er n.
grimace
(ˈɡrɪməs; ɡrɪˈmeɪs) nan ugly or distorted facial expression, as of wry humour, disgust, etc
vb (intr) to contort the face
[C17: from French grimace, of Germanic origin; related to Spanish grimazo caricature; see grim]
grimacer n
grimacingly adv
grim•ace
(ˈgrɪm əs, grɪˈmeɪs)
n., v. -aced, -ac•ing. n. 1. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
v.i. 2. to make grimaces.
[1645–55; < French « Frankish
*grima mask; compare
grime,
grim]
grim′ac•er, n.
grim′ac•ing•ly, adv.
grimace
Past participle: grimaced
Gerund: grimacing
Present |
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I grimace |
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we grimace |
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Preterite |
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I grimaced |
you grimaced |
he/she/it grimaced |
we grimaced |
you grimaced |
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Present Continuous |
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I am grimacing |
you are grimacing |
he/she/it is grimacing |
we are grimacing |
you are grimacing |
they are grimacing |
Present Perfect |
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I have grimaced |
you have grimaced |
he/she/it has grimaced |
we have grimaced |
you have grimaced |
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Past Continuous |
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I was grimacing |
you were grimacing |
he/she/it was grimacing |
we were grimacing |
you were grimacing |
they were grimacing |
Past Perfect |
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I had grimaced |
you had grimaced |
he/she/it had grimaced |
we had grimaced |
you had grimaced |
they had grimaced |
Future |
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I will grimace |
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I will have grimaced |
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we will have grimaced |
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Future Continuous |
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I will be grimacing |
you will be grimacing |
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we will be grimacing |
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Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been grimacing |
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Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been grimacing |
you will have been grimacing |
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we will have been grimacing |
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Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been grimacing |
you had been grimacing |
he/she/it had been grimacing |
we had been grimacing |
you had been grimacing |
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Conditional |
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I would grimace |
you would grimace |
he/she/it would grimace |
we would grimace |
you would grimace |
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Past Conditional |
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I would have grimaced |
you would have grimaced |
he/she/it would have grimaced |
we would have grimaced |
you would have grimaced |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | grimace - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" |
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"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" |
grimace
verb1. scowl, frown, sneer, wince, lour or lower, make a face or faces She started to sit up, grimaced with pain, and sank back. grimace
nounA facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:
verbTo contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example:
Translations
grimace
[grɪˈmeɪs ˈgrɪməs]