as in to frown
to distort one's face
playgoers grimaced at the actor's terrible attempt at a French accent
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as in scowl
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
he made a grimace when he tasted the medicine
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Recent Examples of grimace
Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Such movements were rapid…the outer ear and the corners of the mouth which would suddenly be drawn upwards and outwards; a whole series of grimaces was observable, none of which involved the eyes or tongue.
—Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
The researchers found that when people fake pain, their mouth-opening action during grimaces is too regular.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2014
There’s no need to ask for his further blessings, and having noticed Philip’s many grimaces of disapproval in the background of Eddie’s selfies, Elsbeth and Kaya decide to attend a performance themselves, sitting in his late grandmother’s seats.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Muscles bulging and soaked in sweat, his face is etched in a grimace of extreme exertion.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Such movements were rapid…the outer ear and the corners of the mouth which would suddenly be drawn upwards and outwards; a whole series of grimaces was observable, none of which involved the eyes or tongue.
—Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
The researchers found that when people fake pain, their mouth-opening action during grimaces is too regular.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2014
There’s no need to ask for his further blessings, and having noticed Philip’s many grimaces of disapproval in the background of Eddie’s selfies, Elsbeth and Kaya decide to attend a performance themselves, sitting in his late grandmother’s seats.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimace
Verb
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Doctors frown at something mysterious and disturbing.—
Samuel Ashworth,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
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No matter how much potential a wellness offering has, if middle managers, for instance, frown upon their employees attending them, the initiatives will have limited success.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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A little over an hour later, Zalatoris walked out of the scoring building with a tight scowl.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Dave comes off like a human scowl, and requires little of Liu besides completely tamping down any sense of natural charisma the Shang-Chi star has.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But halfway into the season, Moiraine has mostly done a lot of staring and a little bit of really amateurish manipulation that backfires spectacularly.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Zegler also shared a final retro-style clip of herself while looking off to the side and staring at the camera, laughing.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Consider the many maladies dedicated to specific parts of the toddler body: pink eye; strep throat; ear infection; hand, foot, and mouth disease.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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High-quality studies show fluoride prevents cavities and repairs damage to teeth caused by bacteria in the mouth.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have the vulgarity to sneer at what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is wearing?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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This gleeful and sneering reaction the United States’ stock market plummeting isn’t something everyone on social media is participating in, instead being a subsection.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But for just as long, any such talk has been met with smirks and sneers from outside Connecticut.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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But Jordana didn’t seem to think much of it other than a smirk.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Grimace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimace. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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