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It's sad that the BBC is toning down Dennis the Menace for a cartoon series. He is losing his weapons, catapult and peashooter, will no longer pick on Walter the Softy, and his ferocious grimace is to be replaced by a charming, boyish smile.
Simon Hoggart

Meaning of "grimace" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRIMACE

From French grimace, of Germanic origin; related to Spanish grimazo caricature.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIMACE

grimace  [ɡrɪˈmeɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIMACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grimace is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb grimace in English.

WHAT DOES GRIMACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grimace in the English dictionary

The definition of grimace in the dictionary is an ugly or distorted facial expression, as of wry humour, disgust, etc. Other definition of grimace is to contort the face.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRIMACE

PRESENT

Present
I grimace
you grimace
he/she/it grimaces
we grimace
you grimace
they grimace
Present continuous
I am grimacing
you are grimacing
he/she/it is grimacing
we are grimacing
you are grimacing
they are grimacing
Present perfect
I have grimaced
you have grimaced
he/she/it has grimaced
we have grimaced
you have grimaced
they have grimaced
Present perfect continuous
I have been grimacing
you have been grimacing
he/she/it has been grimacing
we have been grimacing
you have been grimacing
they have been grimacing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I grimaced
you grimaced
he/she/it grimaced
we grimaced
you grimaced
they grimaced
Past continuous
I was grimacing
you were grimacing
he/she/it was grimacing
we were grimacing
you were grimacing
they were grimacing
Past perfect
I had grimaced
you had grimaced
he/she/it had grimaced
we had grimaced
you had grimaced
they had grimaced
Past perfect continuous
I had been grimacing
you had been grimacing
he/she/it had been grimacing
we had been grimacing
you had been grimacing
they had been grimacing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will grimace
you will grimace
he/she/it will grimace
we will grimace
you will grimace
they will grimace
Future continuous
I will be grimacing
you will be grimacing
he/she/it will be grimacing
we will be grimacing
you will be grimacing
they will be grimacing
Future perfect
I will have grimaced
you will have grimaced
he/she/it will have grimaced
we will have grimaced
you will have grimaced
they will have grimaced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been grimacing
you will have been grimacing
he/she/it will have been grimacing
we will have been grimacing
you will have been grimacing
they will have been grimacing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would grimace
you would grimace
he/she/it would grimace
we would grimace
you would grimace
they would grimace
Conditional continuous
I would be grimacing
you would be grimacing
he/she/it would be grimacing
we would be grimacing
you would be grimacing
they would be grimacing
Conditional perfect
I would have grimace
you would have grimace
he/she/it would have grimace
we would have grimace
you would have grimace
they would have grimace
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been grimacing
you would have been grimacing
he/she/it would have been grimacing
we would have been grimacing
you would have been grimacing
they would have been grimacing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you grimace
we let´s grimace
you grimace
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to grimace
Past participle
grimaced
Present Participle
grimacing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIMACE


ace
eɪs
base
beɪs
bass
beɪs
case
keɪs
case-by-case
ˈkeɪsbaɪkeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
face
feɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
lace
leɪs
mace
meɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
MySpace
ˈmaɪˌspeɪs
place
pleɪs
race
reɪs
replace
rɪˈpleɪs
res
reɪs
showcase
ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs
space
speɪs
zymase
ˈzaɪmeɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIMACE

grim
grim dig
Grim Reaper
grimacer
grimacingly
Grimaldi
Grimaldi man
grimalkin
grime
grimily
griminess
grimlooked
grimly
Grimm
Grimm´s law
grimmer
grimmest
grimness
grimoire

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIMACE

a slap in the face
come to the surface
enlace
fireplace
in-your-face
keep the peace
necklace
not in the race
on the surface
pace
palace
peace
pomace
reed mace
surface
surface-to-surface
take place
terrace
trace
workplace

Synonyms and antonyms of grimace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRIMACE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «grimace» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of grimace
face · frown · scowl · sneer · wince

Translation of «grimace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIMACE

Find out the translation of grimace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grimace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grimace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 扮怪相
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer muecas
570 millions of speakers

English

grimace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुंह बनाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كشر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гримаса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer caretas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভেংচি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grimacer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grimace
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grimassen schneiden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しかめ面をする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼굴을 찌푸리다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grimace
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nhăn mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडचिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüz buruşturma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare smorfie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grymas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гримаса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grimasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκριμάτσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grynslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grimas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grimase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grimace

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIMACE»

The term «grimace» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIMACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grimace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grimace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grimace

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «GRIMACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grimace.
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Simon Hoggart
It's sad that the BBC is toning down Dennis the Menace for a cartoon series. He is losing his weapons, catapult and peashooter, will no longer pick on Walter the Softy, and his ferocious grimace is to be replaced by a charming, boyish smile.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIMACE»

Discover the use of grimace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grimace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The grimace of Macho Ratón: artisans, identity, and nation ...
"Field's study of small-town and rural artisans meets an evident need in the literature on Nicaragua.
Les W. Field, 1999
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Accelerated grimace; expressionism in the American drama of ...
Valgemae goes on to trace the exciting new movement in the theatre and to demonstrate its continuing and vital influence on the theatre today. Thus the book provides an invalu­able guide to much of twentieth-century theatre in America.
Mardi Valgemäe, 1972
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The Evolution of Communication
Table 4.4 Asymmetries in Production of Rhesus Monkey Facial Expressions (from Hauser 1993e) resting position Copulation grimace Produced by a male during copulation Timing 50.0 50.0 argues, based on EEGs, that in human adults, the ...
Marc D. Hauser, 1997
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Organizations and Popular Culture: Information, ...
As a final illustration of dialogic imagination, we will look at another Klasky/Cuspo video (The Legend of Grimace Island). Grimace was created in 1971, part of the original McDonaldland gang; then he had four arms, and was furry; he lost two ...
Carl Rhodes, Simon Lilley, 2013
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Certifiable
Anyways, what was really weird about these McExtra ads was the celebs were having a detailed discussion about the McExtra with the McDonaldland character Grimace. You know, Grimace, the big purple thing with the googly eyes that loves  ...
David McGimpsey, 2004
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McDonald's
Grimace - Grimace is a large, purple character who was first introduced in November 1971 as the ”Evil Grimace”. In his first two appearances, he was depicted with two pairs of arms with which to steal milkshakes and sodas. ”Evil” was soon ...
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Ollendorff's new method of learning to read, write, and ...
Le Comte, (à part en mangeant.) Il faut prendre un parti ici. Le Chev. Mon Général, voulez-vous bien ? Le Comte. Buvez en attendant. (Le Chevalier boit.) Tenez, cela sera peut-être un peu dur. (// lui donne un morceau en faisant une grimace.) ...
George Washington Greene, Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff, 1866
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Developing a Social Psychology of Monkeys and Apes
The silent bared-teeth grimace with corners of the lips drawn back, is general to monkeys and apes when expressing fear or intending to appease. Grimaces or grins are made routinely by lower-ranking adults or juveniles towards a dominant  ...
John Chadwick-Jones, 2000
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Grimace Goes to School
Grimace helps a young boy adjust to his new school.
McDonald's Corporation, 1989
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Performing Bodies in Pain: Medieval and Post-Modern Martyrs, ...
If someone puts me on a platform and causes me to grimace by poking me with a sharp stick, then you attribute an intention to the person causing my grimace. IfI grimace in the course of a play in which I act the part of someone poked with a ...
Marla Carlson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIMACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grimace is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Mentalists, Wyndham's Theatre, review: 'well worth a look'
... his smile is often a creepy grimace. When he hammers and kicks with protracted, futile fury at the locked hotel door, out of cash, out of hope, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
An Algorithmic Sense of Humor? Not Yet.
What makes one person laugh and another grimace can be almost impossible to predict. That's partly because humor depends on so many ... «MIT Technology Review, Jul 15»
3
The Open 2015: How not to play St Andrews
How I played it Another blind tee shot, I hit left – again – and by the grimace on my caddie's face, I knew I was in trouble. Sure enough, I was ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Plump cartoon characters provoke indulgent eating in kids
... bodyweight of cartoon characters like the aptly named Grimace, a rotund, milkshake-loving creature created by McDonald's restaurant in the ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 15»
5
4 Things I've Learned From Being Pretty "For a Black Girl"
My favorite part of this is watching them navigate my face as it twists into some combination of a simper and a grimace while I think to myself, ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
6
An Art Exhibit Revictimizes Michael Brown
If the death was quick and violent, then the grimace of pain that tends to stay long after the deceased has taken his or her last breath is ... «The Root, Jul 15»
7
Unhappy Meal: Mac Sabbath's Show at Crescent Is an Ugly …
... the Catburglar on drums, and the blobbish Grimalice, a cross between a Boohbah and Slash, but this Grimace knock-off looked like it was on ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»
8
Festival Review: Love Supreme
... well, he never once said a word to the audience nor acknowledged our presence, preferring to grimace stoically through song after song. «Impact Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Audi R8 V10 Plus (2015) review
Big distances beckon not with a grimace but a bawdy wink; it only takes a brief encounter with the further reaches of the accelerator to ... «CAR Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Kids eat more when watching plump, 'egg-shaped' cartoon …
The study pointed to Grimace, a rotund, milkshake-loving creature created by McDonald's restaurant in the 1970s, as an example. Seeing ovoid ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»

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