to make a grimace
11make a face — verb contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do • Syn: ↑grimace, ↑pull a face • Derivationally related forms: ↑grimace (for: ↑grimace) …
12grimace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ pained, painful (esp. AmE) ▪ wry ▪ facial …
13grimace — 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… …
14grimace — 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… …
15grimace — 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 …
16grimace — 1. noun his mouth twisted into a grimace Syn: scowl, frown, sneer; face 2. verb Nina grimaced at Joe Syn: scowl, frown, sneer, glower, lower; make a face, make faces Ant: smile …
17make — [c]/meɪk / (say mayk) verb (made, making) –verb (t) 1. to bring into existence by shaping material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress. 2. to produce by any action or causative agency: to make trouble. 3. to cause to be or become; render: to… …
18grimace — 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… …
19grimace — [ˈgrɪməs] verb [I] to make an ugly expression by twisting your face, for example because you are in pain or because you do not like something grimace noun [C] …
20grimace — Synonyms and related words: ache, agonize, ail, anguish, blanch, blench, bob, bobble, bounce, bump, contort, declaim, deform, didder, disapprove of, distort, dither, face, falter, feel pain, feel the pangs, frown, gloom, glower, ham, ham it up,… …
