n. | 1. | A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. |
v. i. | 1. | To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. |
Noun | 1. | grimace - a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" Synonyms: face |
Verb | 1. | grimace - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" Synonyms: make a face, pull a face |