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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.
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grimace

(ˈɡrɪməs; ɡrɪˈmeɪs)
n
an 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
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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.
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grimace


Past participle: grimaced
Gerund: grimacing

Imperative
grimace
grimace
Present
I grimace
you grimace
he/she/it grimaces
we grimace
you grimace
they grimace
Preterite
I grimaced
you grimaced
he/she/it grimaced
we grimaced
you grimaced
they grimaced
Present Continuous
I am grimacing
you are grimacing
he/she/it is grimacing
we are grimacing
you are grimacing
they are grimacing
Present Perfect
I have grimaced
you have grimaced
he/she/it has grimaced
we have grimaced
you have grimaced
they have grimaced
Past Continuous
I was grimacing
you were grimacing
he/she/it was grimacing
we were grimacing
you were grimacing
they were grimacing
Past Perfect
I had grimaced
you had grimaced
he/she/it had grimaced
we had grimaced
you had grimaced
they had grimaced
Future
I will grimace
you will grimace
he/she/it will grimace
we will grimace
you will grimace
they will grimace
Future Perfect
I will have grimaced
you will have grimaced
he/she/it will have grimaced
we will have grimaced
you will have grimaced
they will have grimaced
Future Continuous
I will be grimacing
you will be grimacing
he/she/it will be grimacing
we will be grimacing
you will be grimacing
they will be grimacing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been grimacing
you have been grimacing
he/she/it has been grimacing
we have been grimacing
you have been grimacing
they have been grimacing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been grimacing
you will have been grimacing
he/she/it will have been grimacing
we will have been grimacing
you will have been grimacing
they will have been grimacing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been grimacing
you had been grimacing
he/she/it had been grimacing
we had been grimacing
you had been grimacing
they had been grimacing
Conditional
I would grimace
you would grimace
he/she/it would grimace
we would grimace
you would grimace
they would grimace
Past Conditional
I would have grimaced
you would have grimaced
he/she/it would have grimaced
we would have grimaced
you would have grimaced
they would have grimaced
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.grimace - a contorted facial expressiongrimace - 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
Verb1.grimace - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional stategrimace - 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 She started to sit up, grimaced with pain, and sank back.
noun
1. scowl, frown, sneer, wince, face, wry face He took another drink of his coffee. 'Awful,' he said with a grimace.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

grimace

noun
A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:
face, moue, mouth, pout.
Informal: mug.
verb
To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example:
mouth, mug.
Idioms: make a face, make faces.
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Translations
GrimasseGrimassen schneiden
irvistääirvistys
しかめっ面
gjøre grimasegrimaselage grimase

grimace

[grɪˈmeɪs]
A. N → mueca f
B. VI → hacer muecas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grimace

[grɪˈmeɪs ˈgrɪməs]
n → grimace f
vi → grimacer, faire une grimace
to grimace at sb → faire une grimace à qn
to grimace at sth (at sth one sees) → faire une grimace en voyant qch; (at sth one hears) → faire une grimace en entendant qch; (at sth one tastes) → faire une grimace en goûtant qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grimace

n → Grimasse f; to make a grimace → eine Grimasse machen or schneiden; (with disgust, pain also) → das Gesicht verziehen
vi → Grimassen machen or schneiden; (with disgust, pain etc also) → das Gesicht verziehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

grimace

[grɪˈmeɪs]
1. n → smorfia
2. vi → fare smorfie
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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