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grimace

/ˈɡrɪm.əs/

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noun

/ˈɡrɪm.əs/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее некрасивую, искажённую гримасу на лице человека, обычно выражающую отвращение, боль или кислую усмешку.

A noun referring to an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

  1. Facial expression of pain or disgustB2formal

    An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

    ruГримаса

    • He made a grimace when he tasted the sour lemon.
    • Her face twisted into a grimace of pain after stubbing her toe.
    • The child's grimace showed how much he hated the medicine.

    Synonymsfrownmouescowlsneerwince

    Antonymsgrinsmile

Forms
  • grimaces plural form
  • grimaces' possessive plural form
  • grimace's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

/ˈɡrɪm.əs/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания действия по созданию выражения лица, выражающего боль, отвращение или неодобрение.

A verb used to describe the act of making a facial expression of pain, disgust, or disapproval.

  1. Facial expression of pain or disgustB2formal

    To make an ugly, twisted expression on the face, typically showing pain, disgust, or disapproval.

    ruГримасничать

    • He grimaced when he tasted the sour lemon.
    • She grimaced in pain as the doctor examined her wound.
    • The child grimaced at the sight of the bitter medicine.

    Synonymsfrownmake a facepull a facescowlsneerwince

    Antonymssmile

  2. Expression of disapprovalB2informal

    To make a facial expression showing strong dislike or disapproval.

    ruВыражение неодобрения

    • The teacher grimaced when she saw the messy homework.
    • He grimaced at the suggestion of eating raw fish.
    • She grimaced upon hearing the bad news.

    Synonymsfrownscowlsneerwince

    Antonymssmile

Forms
  • grimaced past participle
  • grimaced past simple
  • grimacing present participle
  • grimaces third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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