grimacing (verb)

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• grimace — [[t]grɪme͟ɪs, grɪ̱məs[/t]] grimaces, grimacing, grimaced VERB If you grimace, you twist your face in an ugly way because you are annoyed, disgusted, or in pain. She started to sit up, grimaced, and sank back weakly against the pillow... [V at n]… …   English dictionary

• grimace — 1 verb (I) to twist your face in an ugly way because you do not like something, because you are feeling pain, or because you are trying to be funny: Toni muttered and grimaced at each tug of the comb. (+ with): Baggio lay grimacing with pain. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• grimace — I UK [ˈɡrɪməs] / US / UK [ɡrɪˈmeɪs] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms grimace : present tense I/you/we/they grimace he/she/it grimaces present participle grimacing past tense grimaced past participle grimaced to make an ugly expression by… …   English dictionary

• grimace — /ˈgrɪməs / (say grimuhs), /grəˈmeɪs / (say gruh mays) noun 1. a wry face; facial contortion; ugly facial expression. –verb (i) (grimaced, grimacing) 2. to make grimaces. {French, from Spanish grimazo panic, fear, from grima fright, from Gothic}… …