Grimace
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grimace is a noun meaning A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
Meaning
A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
- (obsolete) Affectation, pretence.
Example Sentences
Her face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.
Charlotte was equally insensible to all his fashionable grimace, and indifferent to his conversation.
I trundle off to bed, eyes brimming, face twisted into a grateful glistening grimace, and awaken the next day wondering what all the fuss was about.
Zeluco considered all this as mere affectation and grimace, and was convinced that she would, in due time, unfold the particular mode in which she wished to be indemnified […].
Word Forms
- grimaces
- grimacing
- grimaced
Synonyms for grimace
Depending on context, synonyms include face.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include face, moue, scowl, wincing, smirk, scowling.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.