Crossword clues for grimace
grimace
- Terrible serve results in scowl, perhaps
- Pained expression
- Pained reaction
- Sign of displeasure
- Contemptuous countenance
- Anguished expression
- Silent ''ugh''
- Purple McDonaldland denizen
- Pal of Ronald McDonald
- McDonald's character who, despite his name, is often shown smiling
- Look of pain
- Display anguish
- Disgusted expression
- Anguished look
- (Make) a wry face
- Silent "ugh"
- Pained look
- Possible reaction to bad news
- [That's painful!]
- A contorted facial expression
- Make a face
- Expression of disgust
- Wry expression from serious expert
- Scowl in dreadful shot
- Face, horrid one
- Lower margin stops good (very good) service
- Pull a face
- Painful expression I am to write into prayer
- Anguished expression from serious expert
- Twisted facial expression
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grimace \Gri*mace"\, v. i.
To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
--H.
Martineau.
Grimace \Gri*mace"\ (gr[i^]m"[i^]s or gr[i^]*m[=a]s"), n. [F., prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. gr[imac]ma mask, specter, Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, hood, perh. akin to E. grin.] 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.
Moving his face into such a hideous grimace, that every
feature of it appeared under a different distortion.
--Addison.
Note: ``Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in
Dryden's ``Marriage a-la-Mode,'' as innovations in our
language, are now in common use: chagrin,
double-entendre, ['e]claircissement, embarras,
['e]quivoque, foible, grimace, na["i]vete, ridicule.
All these words, which she learns by heart to use
occasionally, are now in common use.''
--I. Disraeli.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from French grimace, from Middle French grimache, from Old French grimuce "grotesque face, ugly mug," possibly from Frankish (compare Old Saxon grima "face mask," Old English grima "mask, helmet"), from same Germanic root as grim (adj.). With pejorative suffix -azo (from Latin -aceus).
1762, from French grimacer, from grimace (see grimace (n.)). Related: Grimaced; grimacing.
Wiktionary
n. 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. vb. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
WordNet
n. a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: face]
v. contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" [syn: make a face, pull a face]
Wikipedia
Grimace may refer to:
- A type of facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
- Grimace (composer), a French composer active in the mid-to-late 14th century
- Grimace (character), a McDonaldland marketing character developed to promote the restaurant's milkshakes
Grimace (also Grymace or Grimache) was a French composer active in the mid-to-late 14th century.
Grimace was active in the period of music history known as the ars nova and was probably a contemporary of Guillaume de Machaut, since his compositions lack the complicated rhythms of the Ars subtilior (Günther 2007). Grimace's birth and death dates are not known; little is known about him outside of attributions in medieval music manuscripts. Five works are attributed to him securely; two doubtful attributions have been proposed based on stylistic similarities. His virelai, A l'arme, A l'arme, is his most often performed work in modern times.
The works attributed to Grimace are:
- Dedens mon cuer ( ballade)
- Des que buisson (ballade)
- Se Zephirus/Se Jupiter (ballade)
- Je voy ennui ( rondeau)
- A l’arme/A l’arme/Tru tru (virelai)
Doubtful works:
- C’estoit ma douce (virelai)
- Rescoés: Horrible feu d’ardent desir/Rescoés: Le feu de mon loyal servant (virelai)
Usage examples of "grimace".
She staggered a little, but held on to the hilt, twisting the blade inside him, bringing a grimace to his face but no sound to his lips.
She grimaced at Abram and took a deep breath before pushing herself to the edge of the chair.
Thinking about it, he realized he knew Nevrat and Senpat about as well as he did any non-Romans, knew Nevrat better than any woman in this world save Helvis thinking of her made him grimace again, though he did not know itand Alypia Gavra.
Grimacing, Angleton made a silent vow: He would never trust another mortal the way he had trusted Philby.
He grimaced at the taste of pears and set the drink aside as Susanna told him all that had happened since her arrival at Appleton Manor.
Bertram made a grimace at Arabella across the table, and Harry dug her surreptitiously in the ribs with his elbow.
Grimacing, he allowed Ekaterin and ghem-General Benin to help him from the van into a floater.
His slightly curled mouth had more of a grimace than a smile, but Cali found it appealing.
There was Camo, gesturing and grimacing at her to take one of the three vacant seats at the window table.
Folding his arms across his chest and looking down at the ground, Cerro grimaced.
Turning back the sheets, he grimaced at the nettles and cockleburs liberally strewn within.
His lips were pulled back in a grimace, revealing his rotten and discolored teeth.
Ouardi looked at Domini and made a distressed grimace, pointing with a brown finger at the glass.
This Miss Dunstable, in their mutual confidences, had so often ridiculed the love-making grimaces of her mercenary suitors--had spoken so fiercely against those who had persecuted her, not because they had desired her money, but on account of their ill-judgement in thinking her to be a fool--that Mrs Smith had a right to expect that the method she had adopted for opening the negotiation would be taken in a better spirit.
Any enemy loose in the temple of the Firbolgs was a potential threat, reflected Groth with a grimace.