grimace

🇺🇸 /ˈɡrɪməs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡrɪməs/
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verb
R

to make a face that shows you are in pain or don't like something

She grimaced when she saw the spider.

noun
R

an ugly face you make to show you are in pain or don't like something

She made a grimace when she tasted the sour lemon.

translation

v. to make a face that shows you are in pain or don't like something
n. an ugly face you make to show you are in pain or don't like something

Word Forms

3rd Present grimaces
Past grimaced
Perfect grimaced
Progressive grimacing
Plural grimaces