grimace

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Pronunciation

• (British) enPR grĭm'-əs; IPA: /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/, (now rare) IPAchar /ɡɹɪ.ˈmeɪs/
• (America) enPR grĭm'-əs; IPA: /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/, (now very rare) IPAchar /ɡɹɪ.ˈmeɪs/

Noun

grimace (plural grimaces)

1. A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
   • 2005 March, Opera News:

     I trundle off to bed, eyes brimming, face twisted into a grateful glistening grimace, and awaken the next day wondering what all the fuss was about.

Translations

• French: grimace
• German: Grimasse
• Italian: smorfia
• Portuguese: careta, esgar
• Russian: грима́са
• Spanish: mueca

Verb

grimace (grimaces, present participle grimacing; past and past participle grimaced)

1. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

Translations

• French: grimacer, faire des grimaces
• German: Grimassen schneiden
• Portuguese: fazer careta/caretas
• Russian: грима́сничать
• Spanish: hacer gestos

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