grimace

grim·ace

G0271200 (grĭm′ĭs, grĭ-mās′)n. A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.intr.v. grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es To make a sharp contortion of the face.

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[French, from Old French grimache, alteration of grimuche, probably from Frankish *grīma, mask.]

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grim′ac·er n.

grimace

(ˈɡrɪməs; ɡrɪˈmeɪs) nan ugly or distorted facial expression, as of wry humour, disgust, etcvb (intr) to contort the face[C17: from French grimace, of Germanic origin; related to Spanish grimazo caricature; see grim] grimacer n grimacingly adv

grim•ace

(ˈgrɪm əs, grɪˈmeɪs)

n., v. -aced, -ac•ing. n. 1. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. v.i. 2. to make grimaces. [1645–55; < French « Frankish *grima mask; compare grime, grim] grim′ac•er, n. grim′ac•ing•ly, adv.

grimace

Past participle: grimaced
Gerund: grimacing

Imperative
grimace
grimace

Present
I grimace
you grimace
he/she/it grimaces
we grimace
you grimace
they grimace

Preterite
I grimaced
you grimaced
he/she/it grimaced
we grimaced
you grimaced
they grimaced

Present Continuous
I am grimacing
you are grimacing
he/she/it is grimacing
we are grimacing
you are grimacing
they are grimacing

Present Perfect
I have grimaced
you have grimaced
he/she/it has grimaced
we have grimaced
you have grimaced
they have grimaced

Past Continuous
I was grimacing
you were grimacing
he/she/it was grimacing
we were grimacing
you were grimacing
they were grimacing

Past Perfect
I had grimaced
you had grimaced
he/she/it had grimaced
we had grimaced
you had grimaced
they had grimaced

Future
I will grimace
you will grimace
he/she/it will grimace
we will grimace
you will grimace
they will grimace

Future Perfect
I will have grimaced
you will have grimaced
he/she/it will have grimaced
we will have grimaced
you will have grimaced
they will have grimaced

Future Continuous
I will be grimacing
you will be grimacing
he/she/it will be grimacing
we will be grimacing
you will be grimacing
they will be grimacing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been grimacing
you have been grimacing
he/she/it has been grimacing
we have been grimacing
you have been grimacing
they have been grimacing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been grimacing
you will have been grimacing
he/she/it will have been grimacing
we will have been grimacing
you will have been grimacing
they will have been grimacing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been grimacing
you had been grimacing
he/she/it had been grimacing
we had been grimacing
you had been grimacing
they had been grimacing

Conditional
I would grimace
you would grimace
he/she/it would grimace
we would grimace
you would grimace
they would grimace

Past Conditional
I would have grimaced
you would have grimaced
he/she/it would have grimaced
we would have grimaced
you would have grimaced
they would have grimaced

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grimace - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"facefacial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial musclesmoue, pout, wry face - a disdainful grimace
Verb	1.	grimace - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"make a face, pull a facesquint, squinch - cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"wince - make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasurefrown, glower, lour, lower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapprovalscrew up - twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"mop, mow, pout - make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

grimace

verb1. scowl, frown, sneer, wince, lour or lower, make a face or faces She started to sit up, grimaced with pain, and sank back.noun1. scowl, frown, sneer, wince, face, wry face He took another drink of his coffee. 'Awful,' he said with a grimace.

grimace

nounA facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:face, moue, mouth, pout.Informal: mug.verbTo contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example:mouth, mug.Idioms: make a face, make faces.

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