Associations to the word «Grimace»

GRIMACE, noun. A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.

GRIMACE, verb. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

GRIMACE, noun. A contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect".

GRIMACE, verb. Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do".