grimace
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈɡrɪməs/
:
mueca
- She made a grimace as she tasted the sour lemon.
- gestures and grimaces
- faces with grimaces
And with a grimace or but it was an undertone there because we was rivals, simple as that.
- And with a grimace or but it was an undertone there because we was rivals, simple as that.
Examples
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Coming back up, his face contorted in a grimace, he groaned and rubbed his temples.
Fiction book (1990) -
I LOOKED WITH A GRIMACE AT THE QUESTIONABLE MEAL LOIS HAD PLACED IN FRONT OF ME.
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And I do remember very clearly his grimace.
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We would always wear a divine smile, and the grimace of pain would be completely unknown to us.
Academic text (2007) -
Again there was a quick grimace of pain, and he rubbed at his shoulder.
Fiction book (1990) -
For an instant, the man's smile became a grimace, but then it returned with more strength than before.
Fiction book (1991) -
The expression on those two's faces, those grimaces they both make, makes me laugh every time I watch the movie.
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The girl turned her head away, an oblique grimace passing for both pain and sorrow forming on her face.
Fiction book (1991) -
"That's right." Ryan compressed his lips into a tight grimace, as though he'd just taken some particularly foul medicine.
Fiction book (1991) -
A demonic grimace widens on the elderly man's wrinkled face, and sheaths a serpentine cord.
Synonyms
6
5.3
A small automatic face movement showing pain or discomfort
3
9.9
A fixed face that shows the teeth because of pain, fear, or a strong feeling
1
6.1
A twisted look that shows dislike, annoyance, or slight amusement
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grimace comes from an old French word meaning 'to make a face'. Think of a twisted grin—a grimace is the facial expression you make when you feel pain, disgust, or a silly kind of dislike.