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[ grim-uhs, gri-meys ] / ˈgrɪm əs, grɪˈmeɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grimace ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. verb (used without object), grim·aced, grim·ac·ing.Origin of grimace1645–55; <French ≪ Frankish *grima mask (cf. grime, grim) + -azo<Latin -āceus-aceous OTHER WORDS FROM grimacegrim·ac·er, noungrim·ac·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby grimaceGrillparzer, grillroom, grillwork, grilse, grim, grimace, Grimaldi, Grimaldian, Grimaldi man, grimalkin, grim dig Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grimaceBut, he said with a grimace, “I do judge by my meetings with people how forthright they are.” Obama Judicial Pick Grilled By Senate Democrats|Patricia Murphy|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST I gave him some brandy from my medicinal store, which he drank with a grimace. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST All that Bud Selig can do is grimace and give the game's perennial pariah a long, unpaid vacation. A-Rod the Scapegoat|Allen St. John|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST I hold onto his arm and lift him while he closes his eyes and tries not to grimace. I'm an Illegal Immigrant at Harvard|Anonymous|November 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She was mostly gristle and bone when we saw her, lying in the sun with her legs spread and a grimace on her face. The Right and Left Are Wrong About My Movie|Sebastian Junger|July 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST Something like a smile attempted to contract the Indian's features; but the attempt was not a happy one, and stopped at a grimace. The Gold-Seekers|Gustave Aimard No, but to judge by the grimace you made you weren't quite sure! The Betrothal|Maurice Maeterlinck Then, with a grimace of disgust, he stretched out his hand for the blackened pannikin. The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss Arthur made a grimace that might have been either of assent or deprecation. Gabriel Conroy|Bert Harte However, I would like to see her grimace again; old Toubac would willingly give me fifteen florins if I could paint it for him. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories|Edited by Julian Hawthorne
British Dictionary definitions for grimace
nounan ugly or distorted facial expression, as of wry humour, disgust, etc verb(intr) to contort the face Derived forms of grimacegrimacer, noungrimacingly, adverbWord Origin for grimaceC17: from French grimace, of Germanic origin; related to Spanish grimazo caricature; see grim Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grimacesneer, smirk, frown, scowl, contort, moue, mug, mouth, smile, face, mouthing, deform, distort, misshape, make a face |