pain grimace
1grimace — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, alteration of grimache, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grīma mask Date: 1651 a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain • grimace intransitive verb • grimacer noun …
2grimace — ► NOUN ▪ an ugly, twisted expression on a person s face, expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. ► VERB ▪ make a grimace. ORIGIN French, from Spanish grima fright …
3grimace — [gri mās′, grim′is] n. [Fr, altered (with pejorative suffix) < OFr grimuche, prob. < Frank * grima, a mask, akin to OE grima: see GRIME] a twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc., or a wry look as… …
4grimace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ pained, painful (esp. AmE) ▪ wry ▪ facial …
5grimace — gri|mace1 [grıˈmeıs, ˈgrıməs] v to twist your face in an ugly way because you do not like something, because you are feeling pain, or because you are trying to be funny grimace at ▪ She grimaced at her reflection in the mirror. ▪ She sipped the… …
6grimace — I UK [ˈɡrɪməs] / US / UK [ɡrɪˈmeɪs] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms grimace : present tense I/you/we/they grimace he/she/it grimaces present participle grimacing past tense grimaced past participle grimaced to make an ugly expression by… …
7grimace — 1 verb (I) to twist your face in an ugly way because you do not like something, because you are feeling pain, or because you are trying to be funny: Toni muttered and grimaced at each tug of the comb. (+ with): Baggio lay grimacing with pain. 2… …
8pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… …
9grimace — [[t]grɪme͟ɪs, grɪ̱məs[/t]] grimaces, grimacing, grimaced VERB If you grimace, you twist your face in an ugly way because you are annoyed, disgusted, or in pain. She started to sit up, grimaced, and sank back weakly against the pillow... [V at n]… …
10grimace — grim|ace1 [ grıməs, grı meıs ] verb intransitive to make an ugly expression by twisting your face, for example because you are in pain or do not like something grimace grim|ace 2 [ grıməs, grı meıs ] noun count an ugly expression that you make by …