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a grimace of pain

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  • grimace — gri|mace1 [grıˈmeıs, ˈgrıməs] v 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 grimace at ▪ She grimaced at her reflection in the mirror. ▪ She sipped the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grimace — ► NOUN ▪ an ugly, twisted expression on a person s face, expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. ► VERB ▪ make a grimace. ORIGIN French, from Spanish grima fright …   English terms dictionary

  • grimace — [gri mās′, grim′is] n. [Fr, altered (with pejorative suffix) < OFr grimuche, prob. < Frank * grima, a mask, akin to OE grima: see GRIME] a twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc., or a wry look as… …   English World dictionary

  • grimace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ pained, painful (esp. AmE) ▪ wry ▪ facial …   Collocations dictionary

  • 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 — 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

  • pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… …   English dictionary for students

  • 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 — grim|ace1 [ grıməs, grı meıs ] verb intransitive to make an ugly expression by twisting your face, for example because you are in pain or do not like something grimace grim|ace 2 [ grıməs, grı meıs ] noun count an ugly expression that you make by …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grimace — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, alteration of grimache, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grīma mask Date: 1651 a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain • grimace intransitive verb • grimacer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grimace — [grɪ meɪs, grɪməs] noun an ugly, twisted expression on a person s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. verb make a grimace. Derivatives grimacer noun Origin C17: from Fr., from Sp. grimazo caricature , from grima fright …   English new terms dictionary

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