GRIMACE


Meaning of GRIMACE in English

— grimacer , n. — grimacingly , adv.

/grim"euhs, gri mays"/ , n. , v. , grimaced, grimacing .

n.

1. a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.

v.i.

2. to make grimaces.

[ 1645-55; grima mask (cf. GRIME, GRIM) + - azo -aceus -ACEOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .