grimace (verb)

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

• grimace — meaning ‘a distortion of the face’ or ‘to make a grimace’, is most commonly stressed (especially when a verb) on the second syllable, as gri mays. First syllable stress, as grim ǝs, is also used, especially in AmE …   Modern English usage

• 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 — 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 — [[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 — 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 — 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 — [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

• 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 — 1. noun his mouth twisted into a grimace Syn: scowl, frown, sneer; face 2. verb Nina grimaced at Joe Syn: scowl, frown, sneer, glower, lower; make a face, make faces Ant: smile …   Thesaurus of popular words

• grimace — [ˈgrɪməs] verb [I] to make an ugly expression by twisting your face, for example because you are in pain or because you do not like something grimace noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English