: a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
a grimace of hate and rage
grimacer
noun
grimaced; grimacing
: 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
Chris BallardMy father shifted his weight and grimaced. The sheet slid off his injured leg, the calf swollen, purple as a plum …—Bernard Cooper
Bernard CooperExamples of grimace in a Sentence
Noun
The patient made a painful grimace as the doctor examined his wound.
he made a grimace when he tasted the medicine
Verb
playgoers grimaced at the actor's terrible attempt at a French accent
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Classic facial movements include smacking your lips, doing sucking motions, sticking your tongue out or against the inside of your cheek, grimacing, chewing, puffing out your cheeks and rapidly blinking your eyes, all in uncontrolled manners.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Noun
Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
His fast, athletic swing, grimacing expressions, large hands, and the audible thwack of ball-on-club distinguished him.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Classic facial movements include smacking your lips, doing sucking motions, sticking your tongue out or against the inside of your cheek, grimacing, chewing, puffing out your cheeks and rapidly blinking your eyes, all in uncontrolled manners.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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“Grimace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grimace. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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