grimace
verb /ˈɡrɪməs/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
/ˈɡrɪməs/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they grimace | /ˈɡrɪməs/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/ /ˈɡrɪməs/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/ |
| he / she / it grimaces | /ˈɡrɪməsɪz/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪz/ /ˈɡrɪməsɪz/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪz/ |
| past simple grimaced | /ˈɡrɪməst/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪst/ /ˈɡrɪməst/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪst/ |
| past participle grimaced | /ˈɡrɪməst/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪst/ /ˈɡrɪməst/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪst/ |
| -ing form grimacing | /ˈɡrɪməsɪŋ/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪŋ/ /ˈɡrɪməsɪŋ/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪŋ/ |
- grimace (at somebody/something) to make an ugly expression with your face to show pain, dislike, etc.
- He grimaced at the bitter taste.
- She grimaced as the needle went in.
Wordfinder- beam
- expression
- frown
- grimace
- grin
- leer
- scowl
- smirk
- sneer
- wince
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2- He grimaced slightly at the pain.
- She grimaced at him.
- She grimaced in disgust.
- He grimaced at the bitter taste of the medicine.
- She grimaced ruefully at me.
- She tasted the wine and grimaced.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- inwardly
- at
- in
- with
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish grimazo ‘caricature’, from grima ‘fright’.