grimace

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
2. (obsolete) Affectation, pretence.

Verb

To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

Concepten

gezichten trekken

grijnzen

grimas

grijns

😁

trekkebekken

Synoniemen

frown

face

scowl

make faces

make a face

grin

😁

pull a face

sneer

glower

gesture

motion

glare

smirk

😏

mouth

mug

wince

raise eyebrows

sign

make/pull faces

grim look

mop

mow

rictus

risus

simper

snarl

snoot

squint

twisted

gurn

knit the brows

sullen face

grimace with the mouth

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/

Etymologie (Engels)

From French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”) (with the pejorative suffix -ace, from Latin -āceus), from Frankish *grīma, *grīmō (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.