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Meanings of grimace in English

Portuguese
careta
Catalan
carota
Spanish
cara

A contorted facial expression.

        careta

        Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.

              Usage of grimace in English
              1
              He smiled; and the quality of the grimace was not exactly reassuring.
              The Moon Pool
              2
              Really smile, not grimace, and that is a difficult thing to do.
              The eyes of a king
              3
              Kitty made a grimace at the short hair left in her hand.
              Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party
              4
              She gives up the attempt with a little grimace, and goes in.
              Recollections of My Childhood and Youth
              5
              The way one might grimace while beseeching God to grant one patience.
              Seduced by a highlander
              6
              Marcus might have smiled, or it could simply have been a grimace.
              Aspho Fields
              7
              Isyllt fought a grimace; she should have spent more time studying illusion.
              The bone palace
              8
              Syrinx gave him an ineffectual grimace of sympathy, unsure what to say.
              The Reality Dysfunction
              9
              With a feral grimace at Ethon, she returned her attention to Sam.
              No mercy
              10
              Yes, he was remarkably handsome; but his smile was almost a grimace.
              The Europeans
              11
              Tarling put his lamp upon the lock and made a little grimace.
              The Daffodil Mystery
              12
              And the sister is worse, said the girl, with a little grimace.
              Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall; Or, Leading a Needed Rebell...
              13
              He put down the newspaper with a little grimace indicative of regret.
              The Daffodil Mystery
              14
              With a grimace Modron turned and made her way down the stairs.
              Darkness revealed
              15
              Adama passed by Gaeta's station with a nod and a hidden grimace.
              Unity
              16
              The Mussulman pulled his mobile face flashing with youth into a grimace.
              Men in War
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              Translations for grimace
              Spanish
              caramueca
              Grimace through the time
              Grimace across language varieties
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