grimace
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The meaning (definition) of the word grimace
to scrunch up your face when you feel pain or yucky
The word grimace used in a sentence
“The baby made a grimace after tasting the lemon.”
Words that mean the same as grimace (synonyms)
scowl
Words that mean the opposite of grimace (antonyms)
smile
How the word grimace is said around the world
| French | grimacer (gree-mah-SAY) |
| Spanish | hacer una mueca (ah-THEHR OO-nah MWEH-kah) |
| Mandarin | 鬼脸 (gway lyen) |
| Hindi | मुंह बनाना (moonh buh-NAH-nah) |
| Arabic | كشر (KAHSH-shahr) |
| Russian | морщиться (mahr-SHCHEET-syah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fazer uma careta (fuh-ZAYR OO-muh kuh-RAY-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fazer careta (fah-ZEHR kah-RAY-tah) |
| Japanese | しかめ面をする (shee-KAH-meh-tsu-rah oh su-ru) |
| German | das Gesicht verziehen (dahs guh-ZIKHT fer-TSEE-un) |
| Urdu | منہ بنانا (moonh buh-NAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿੰਗਾ ਕਰਨਾ (MOONH WING-gah KUR-nah) |
| Korean | 얼굴을 찡그리다 (ul-GOO-reul jjing-geu-ree-dah) |
| Hebrew | עווית את פניו |
| Greek | κάνω γκριμάτσα (KAH-noh gree-MAH-tsah) |
| Dutch | een grimas trekken (uhn ghree-MAHS TREK-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | pagngiwi (pahg-NGEE-wee) |
| Vietnamese | nhăn mặt (nyahn maht) |
| Turkish | yüzünü buruşturmak (yew-zew-NEW boo-roosh-toor-MAHK) |
| Persian | اخم کردن (ahkhm KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | krzywić się (KSHI-veech sheh) |
| Ukrainian | кривитися (kree-VEE-tee-syah) |
| Bengali | মুখ বিকৃত করা (mook beek-REE-toh KAW-rah) |
| Swedish | grimasera (gree-mah-SAY-rah) |
| Italian | fare una smorfia (FAH-ray OO-nah ZMOR-fyah) |
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