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The definition of a grimace is a face indicating displeasure, usually made by twisting up your facial features into an unpleasant expression.

(noun)

An example of a grimace is the way your face looks right after you bite into a lemon.

To grimace is defined as to make an unpleasant fact or twist up your facial features, often to indicate displeasure.

(verb)

An example of grimace is when you make a face upon biting into a sour lemon.

See grimace in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc., or a wry look as in seeking to amuse

Origin: Fr, altered (with pejorative suffix) < OFr grimuche, prob. < Frank *grima, a mask, akin to OE grima: see grime

intransitive verb grimaced, grimacing

to make grimaces

See grimace in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.

intransitive verb grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es

To make a sharp contortion of the face.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French grimache

Origin: , alteration of grimuche

Origin: , probably from Frankish *grīma, mask

Related Forms:

grimˈac·er noun

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