Definition of grimace
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
a grimace of hate and rage
grimace
verb
grimaced; grimacing
Definition of grimace (Entry 2 of 2)
: to distort one's face in an expression usually of pain, disgust, or disapproval
Grimacing slightly, he runs his finger over the back of his heel, where a deep … fissure has opened inside a callus.— Chris Ballard My father shifted his weight and grimaced. The sheet slid off his injured leg, the calf swollen, purple as a plum …— Bernard Cooper
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The first known use of grimace was in 1651
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