grimace
noun
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
grimaces
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pluralof grimace.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof grimace (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
grimacenouna facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
Example Sentences
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He rolls his eyes at the town’s unquestioning belief in ghost stories and grimaces at all the visible evidence of how behind the times the town is.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Take, for instance, the dapper child who grimaces squarely at the camera with a wad of cash in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
“There was a push for us to stop having strings in our music,” grimaces Chatto.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
Christopher looked at Mal, his eyebrows high behind the woman’s back, and they exchanged grimaces.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
