to make grimaces

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• Grimace — Gri*mace , v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one s face; to make faces. H. Martineau. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• grimace — 1. noun / gɹɪm.əs,gɹɪ. meɪs/ A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made up face. 2. verb / gɹɪm.əs,gɹɪ …   Wiktionary

• Mouth — Mouth, v. i. 1. To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant. [1913 Webster] I ll bellow out for Rome, and for my country, And mouth at C[ae]sar, till I shake the senate. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To put mouth to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi heap Date: before 12th century 1. a piled up stack (as of hay or fodder); also a pile of hay or grain in a barn 2. the part of a barn where hay or straw …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grimace — grimacer, n. grimacingly, adv. /grim euhs, gri mays /, n., v., grimaced, grimacing. n. 1. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. v.i. 2. to make grimaces. [1645 55; < F Frankish *grima mask (cf. GRIME …   Universalium

• grimace — grim•ace [[t]ˈgrɪm əs, grɪˈmeɪs[/t]] n. v. aced, ac•ing 1) a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc 2) to make grimaces • Etymology: 1645–55; < F « Frankish *grima mask; cf. grime, grim grim′ac•er, n …   From formal English to slang

• 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}… …  

• 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

• mur|geon — «MUR juhn», noun, verb. Scottish. –n. a grimace. –v.t. to make grimaces at (a person). –v.i. 1. to grimace. 2. to mutter. ╂[origin unknown] …   Useful english dictionary

• humour — /hyooh meuhr/, n., v.t., Chiefly Brit. humor. Usage. See or1. * * * I (Latin; fluid ) In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person s temperament and features. As hypothesized by Galen, the four… …   Universalium

• 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