grimace
To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make facesTo make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
» The students grimaced at the teacher.
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1 sensesTo make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
Grimassen schneiden
грима́сничатьgrimásničatʹ, кривлятьсяkrivljatʹsja
- contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
Examples
20 sentencesThe students grimaced at the teacher.
She tasted the food and grimaced.
deSie probierte das Essen und verzog das Gesicht. — Dani6187
His face was twisted into a grimace.
ruЕго лицо исказила гримаса. — odexed
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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Forms
grimaces, grimacing, grimaced, grimacedSynonyms
2 synonyms- contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state:make a facepull a face
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle