to make a grimace
1grimace — meaning ‘a distortion of the face’ or ‘to make a grimace’, is most commonly stressed (especially when a verb) on the second syllable, as gri mays. First syllable stress, as grim ǝs, is also used, especially in AmE …
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 — n. to give, make a grimace * * * [grɪ meɪs] make a grimace to give …
4grimace — [grɪ meɪs, grɪməs] noun an ugly, twisted expression on a person s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. verb make a grimace. Derivatives grimacer noun Origin C17: from Fr., from Sp. grimazo caricature , from grima fright …
5grimace — n. & v. n. a distortion of the face made in disgust etc. or to amuse. v.intr. make a grimace. Derivatives: grimacer n. Etymology: F f. Sp. grimazo f. grima fright …
6grimace — [n] scowling facial expression face, frown, moue, mouth, mouthing, mug*, scowl, smile, smirk, sneer, wry face; concept 716 Ant. grin, smile grimace [v] make a pained expression contort, deform, distort, frown, make a face, make a wry face,… …
7Grimace — Gri*mace , v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one s face; to make faces. H. Martineau. [1913 Webster] …
8grimace — [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… …
9make faces — grimace, distort one s face (to make fun, express displeasure, etc.) …
10make a face — grimace, distort one s face (to express shock, displeasure, etc.) …
