grimace
A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or painA contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
» The students grimaced at the teacher.
Meaning
2 sensesA contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
Her face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.
Grimasse
грима́саgrimása, ужи́мкаužímka
a contorted facial expression
(obsolete)Affectation, pretence.
Examples
20 sentencesThe students grimaced at the teacher.
She tasted the food and grimaced.
deSie probierte das Essen und verzog das Gesicht.
His face was twisted into a grimace.
ruЕго лицо исказила гримаса.
Tom leant in to kiss Mary, but she drew back, grimacing.
deTom beugte sich für einen Kuss zu Maria, aber die wich mit nach unten zeigenden Mundwinkeln zurück.
Tom leant in to kiss Mary, but she recoiled with a grimace.
deTom beugte sich für einen Kuss zu Maria, aber die wich mit nach unten zeigenden Mundwinkeln zurück.
Translations
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Origin
From French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from gFrom French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”) (with the pejorative suffix -ace, from Latin -āceus), from Frankish *grīma, *grīmō (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.
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