Noun The patient made a painful grimace as the doctor examined his wound. he made a grimace when he tasted the medicine
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Both Angela and Cashay complete the course (with Angela in the lead), and the entire time, Sarah watches from the sidelines with a grimace. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Asked about these questions, McKenna and Sommers grimace. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 29 Dec. 2021 The logo — a cartoon Banana with bat cocked, lips twisted in a grimace.Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022 His face was too badly maimed to even arrange itself into a grimace of pain. Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2022 As Dustin Johnson followed through his first swing of the day, his face twisted into a grimace. Mitchell Forde For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 July 2022 Then there was the stumble on No. 8, and the grimace in obvious pain. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Bradley would enter the room wearing a grimace more often than a grin, sit behind a microphone and begin by explaining how his team could get better. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 But show the identical face on a runner crossing the finish line of a race, and the same grimace conveys triumph. Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
Verb
My heart goes out to all who have to grin and bear it, or grimace and bear it. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 June 2022 The thought of Daytona’s orange beaches caused a few to grimace. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 While some may grimace, natural gas will remain a prominent part of the American economy not just to generate electricity but also to assist in the manufacturing process. Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 Above her, the rest of the art-world figures—all, as Bloemink shows, caricatural portraits of real people—gesticulate and grimace. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 Matthew doesn’t speak but can grimace, shrug, grunt, nod, or frown. Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022 Lava-red splashes oozed across the screens as Collins dug into his theatrical leanings to sneer and grimace through the lyrics, punctuating them with the song's trademark reptilian cackle. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2021 While those from the pro-vaccination camp might grimace in disdain at Minaj, her rationale for refraining from getting vaccinated is shared by many others who also remain unvaccinated. Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021 Having something to look forward to is important, so use family meetings to create ideas that will make everyone smile (or at least not grimace).Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, from Middle French, alteration of grimache, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grīma mask