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grimaces

grimaces is the plural of grimace.

grimaces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grimace.

Meaning of grimace

Noun

grimace (plural grimaces)

  1. A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
    • Her face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.
  2. (obsolete) Affectation, pretence.
    • Zeluco considered all this as mere affectation and grimace, and was convinced that she would, in due time, unfold the particular mode in which she wished to be indemnified […].1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 105

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Questions about grimaces

What is grimaces the plural of?
Grimaces is the plural of grimace.

Words near grimaces in the dictionary

  1. grim-the-collier
  2. grimace
  3. grimaced
  4. grimacer
  5. grimacers
  6. grimaces
  7. grimacey
  8. grimacing
  9. grimacingly
  10. grimacings
  11. Grimaldi

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