Grimace

//ˈɡɹɪm.əs//

Synonyms for "grimace" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

ache agonize ail anguish blanch blench bob bobble bounce bump contort declaim deform didder disapprove of distort dither face falter feel pain

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feel the pangs

Noun(1 words)

face

Strong matches (33)

frown gloom glower ham ham it up have a misery hurt jar jerk jig jigget jiggle jog joggle jolt jostle knit the brow long face look askance at look black

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look sullen lour lower make a face make a lip make a moue make a mouth make face milk misshape mop mop and mow

Verb(1 words)

make a face

Related words (55)

moue mouth mouthing mow mug out-herod herod overact overdramatize pound pout pull a face pull face quake quaver quiver rant recoil revolt revolt at rictus

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Verb(1 words)

pull a face

Noun(1 words)

screwface

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

communicate facial expression facial gesture intercommunicate

Related terms

1 entries

gurn

derived

3 entries

grimacer grimacey grimacingly

etymologically related_to

1 entries

grime

is a

2 entries

facial expression making facial expression

manner of

1 entries

communicate

related to

3 entries

expression facial gurn

Translations

81 translations across 32 languages.

Aromanian

1 entries

strãmbãturã noun (a distortion of the face)

Bulgarian

2 entries

гримаса noun (a distortion of the face)
гримаснича verb (to make grimaces)

Catalan

2 entries

ganyota noun (a distortion of the face)
fer ganyotes verb (to make grimaces)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

怪相 noun (a distortion of the face)
鬼臉 /鬼脸 noun (a distortion of the face)
扮鬼臉 /扮鬼脸 verb (to make grimaces)

Czech

1 entries

šklebit se verb (to make grimaces)

Danish

2 entries

grimasse noun (a distortion of the face)
grimassere verb (to make grimaces)

Dutch

1 entries

grimas noun (a distortion of the face)

Esperanto

2 entries

grimaco noun (a distortion of the face)
grimaci verb (to make grimaces)

Finnish

4 entries

irvistys noun (a distortion of the face)
irvistellä verb (to make grimaces)
irvistää verb (to make grimaces)
virnistellä verb (to make grimaces)

French

3 entries

grimace noun (a distortion of the face)
faire des grimaces verb (to make grimaces)
grimacer verb (to make grimaces)

Galician

2 entries

aceno noun (a distortion of the face)
moca noun (a distortion of the face)

Georgian

1 entries

გრიმასა noun (a distortion of the face)

German

2 entries

Grimasse noun (a distortion of the face)
Grimassen schneiden verb (to make grimaces)

Greek

2 entries

μορφασμός noun (a distortion of the face)
μορφάζω verb (to make grimaces)

Hungarian

2 entries

grimasz noun (a distortion of the face)
grimaszokat vág verb (to make grimaces)

Ingrian

2 entries

irvissös noun (a distortion of the face)
irvistää verb (to make grimaces)

Irish

4 entries

cár noun (a distortion of the face)
grainc noun (a distortion of the face)
gramhas noun (a distortion of the face)
scaimh noun (a distortion of the face)

Italian

1 entries

smorfia noun (a distortion of the face)

Japanese

2 entries

しかめっ面 noun (a distortion of the face)
顰める verb (to make grimaces)

Latin

2 entries

sanna noun (a distortion of the face)
surringor verb (to make grimaces)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Grimass noun (a distortion of the face)

Marathi

1 entries

चर्या विरूपता noun (a distortion of the face)

Māori

4 entries

moteko verb (to make grimaces)
ngeri verb (to make grimaces)
whakahamero verb (to make grimaces)
whakamenemene verb (to make grimaces)

Norwegian

3 entries

grimase noun (a distortion of the face)
gjøre grimase verb (to make grimaces)
lage grimase verb (to make grimaces)

Persian

2 entries

روی ترش کردن verb (to make grimaces)
قیافه ی خود را در هم کشیدن verb (to make grimaces)

Polish

1 entries

grymas noun (a distortion of the face)

Portuguese

3 entries

careta noun (a distortion of the face)
esgar noun (a distortion of the face)
fazer careta/caretas verb (to make grimaces)

Romanian

3 entries

grimasă noun (a distortion of the face)
strâmbătură noun (a distortion of the face)
strâmba verb (to make grimaces)

Russian

4 entries

грима́са noun (a distortion of the face)
ужи́мка noun (a distortion of the face)
грима́сничать verb (to make grimaces)
кривляться verb (to make grimaces)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

кревељити се verb (to make grimaces)

Spanish

4 entries

mohín noun (a distortion of the face)
mohíno noun (a distortion of the face)
mueca noun (a distortion of the face)
regaño noun (a distortion of the face)

Swedish

3 entries

grimas noun (a distortion of the face)
grimasch noun (a distortion of the face)
grimasera verb (to make grimaces)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Four-year-old Sam begrudgingly ate his broccoli with a grimace on his face.

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Tom leant in to kiss Mary, but she recoiled with a grimace.

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His face was twisted into a grimace.

Source: tatoeba (10599931)

The slightest body language, smile or grimace, or sign of impatience and exasperation will be analyzed and interpreted.

Source: tatoeba (11011149)

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