Grimace meaning
A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.
noun
To make a sharp contortion of the face.
verb
A twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc., or a wry look as in seeking to amuse.
noun
To make grimaces.
verb
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.
noun
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To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
verb
To grimace is defined as to make an unpleasant fact or twist up your facial features, often to indicate displeasure.
An example of grimace is when you make a face upon biting into a sour lemon.
verb
The definition of a grimace is a face indicating displeasure, usually made by twisting up your facial features into an unpleasant expression.
An example of a grimace is the way your face looks right after you bite into a lemon.
noun
Origin of grimace
- French from Old French grimache alteration of grimuche probably from Frankish grīma mask
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”), from Old Frankish *grīma (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to stroke, rub”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.
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