grimace
noun/ˈɡrɪməs/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
/ˈɡrɪməs/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
- an ugly expression made by twisting your face, used to show pain, dislike, etc. or to make somebody laugh
- to make/give a grimace of pain
- ‘What's that?’ she asked with a grimace.
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2- He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.
- His face twisted into a grimace.
- She made a wry grimace.
- a grimace of disgust
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- slight
- small
- …
- give (somebody)
- make
- twist into
- …
- twist something
- with a grimace
- grimace of
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish grimazo ‘caricature’, from grima ‘fright’.
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