Grimace

  • 31grimace — 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 …

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  • 32grimace — 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 …

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  • 33grimace — Synonyms and related words: ache, agonize, ail, anguish, blanch, blench, bob, bobble, bounce, bump, contort, declaim, deform, didder, disapprove of, distort, dither, face, falter, feel pain, feel the pangs, frown, gloom, glower, ham, ham it up,&#8230; …

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  • 34grimace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. face, scowl, leer, expression, moue. See distortion, dejection. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smirk, smile, sneer; see expression 4 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. pained expression, wry face, face,&#8230; …

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  • 35grimace — gri·mace || grɪmÉ™s /grɪ meɪs n. distortion of the facial features (to express disgust, disapproval, anger, etc.) v. distort the facial features (to express disgust, disapproval, anger, etc.) …

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  • 36grimace — n. 1. Distortion of countenance, wry face, contemptuous face. 2. Smirk, affected face, affected contortion of countenance …

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  • 37grimace — n 1. face, wry face, Archaic. mow, Sl. mug, mouth, contortion; frown, scowl, glare; pout, Fr. moue; sneer, smirk, grin. v 2. mouth, Sl. mug, Inf. make a face, mop, Archaic. now, contort; frown, scowl, glower, glare; sneer, smirk, grin; pout,&#8230; …

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  • 38grimace — 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; &LT; F « Frankish *grima mask; cf. grime, grim grim′ac•er, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39grimace — /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}&#8230; …

  • 40grimace —   Ho owaha; haikaika, ho ohaikaika (defiance, contempt); ualehe, pū e eke …

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