distort the facial features (to express disgust, disapproval, anger, etc.)
distortion of the facial features (to express disgust, disapproval, anger, etc.)
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Grimace Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
(n.)
A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.
grimace
\gri*mace"\, v. i. to make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. martineau.
grimace
\gri*mace"\ (gr&ibreve;*mās"), n. [f., prob. of teutonic origin; cf. as. grīma mask, specter, icel. grīma mask, hood, perh. akin to e. grin.] a distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. [1913 webster] moving his face into such a hideous grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion. [1913 webster]
note: "half the french words used affectedly by melantha in dryden's "marriage a-la-mode," as innovations in our language, are now in common use: chagrin, double-entendre, éclaircissement, embarras, équivoque, foible, grimace, naïvete, ridicule. all these words, which she learns by heart to use occasionally, are now in common use." disraeli. [1913 webster]
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
Noun
1. a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
(synonym) face
(hypernym) facial expression, facial gesture
(hyponym) pout, moue, wry face
(derivation) make a face, pull a face
Verb
1. contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
(synonym) make a face, pull a face
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) squint, squinch, cross one's eyes
(derivation) face
Grimace Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Grimace may refer to:
- A type of facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
- Grimace (composer), a French composer active in the mid-to-late 14th century
- Grimace (character), a McDonald's character in TV commercials
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