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1. (n.) grimace
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
2. (v.i.) grimace
to make grimaces.
Etymology: (1645–55; < F &indirdesc; Frankish *grima mask; cf. grime , grim)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) grimace, face
a contorted facial expression
"she made a grimace at the prospect"
2. (verb) grimace, make a face, pull a face
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
"He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
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1. (noun) grimace
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
2. (verb) grimace
to make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces
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