"grimace" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ [UK], /ɡɹɪˈmeɪs/ [UK, archaic], /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ [US], /ɡɹɪˈmeɪs/ [US, rare] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grimace.wav Forms: grimaces [plural]
enPR: grĭm'-əs [UK], grĭ-mās' [UK], grĭm'-əs [US], grĭ-mās' [US] Rhymes: -eɪs Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰrey-}}, {{bor|en|fr|grimace}} French grimace, {{der|en|frm|grimace}} Middle French grimace, {{der|en|fro|grimace}} Old French grimace, {{der|en|frk|*grīma}} Frankish *grīma, {{der|en|gem-pro|*grīmô|t=mask, helmet}} Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”), {{cog|ang|grīma|t=mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition}} Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} grimace (plural grimaces)
  1. A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain. Translations (a distortion of the face): strãmbãturã [feminine] (Aromanian), гримаса (grimasa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ganyota [feminine] (Catalan), 鬼臉 (Chinese Mandarin), 鬼脸 (guǐliǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), grimasse [common-gender] (Danish), grimas (Dutch), grimaco (Esperanto), irvistys (Finnish), grimace [feminine] (French), aceno [masculine] (Galician), moca [feminine] (Galician), გრიმასა (grimasa) (Georgian), Grimasse [feminine] (German), μορφασμός (morfasmós) [masculine] (Greek), grimasz (Hungarian), irvissös (Ingrian), strainc [feminine] (Irish), grainc [feminine] (Irish), cár [masculine] (Irish), gramhas [masculine] (Irish), strabhas [masculine] (Irish), scaimh [feminine] (Irish), smorfia [feminine] (Italian), しかめっ面 (shikamettsura) (alt: しかめっつら) (Japanese), sanna [feminine] (Latin), Grimass [feminine] (Luxembourgish), चर्या विरूपता (caryā virūptā) [feminine] (Marathi), grimase [masculine] (Norwegian), grymas [masculine] (Polish), careta [feminine] (Portuguese), esgar [masculine] (Portuguese), grimasă [feminine] (Romanian), strâmbătură [feminine] (Romanian), грима́са (grimása) [feminine] (Russian), ужи́мка (užímka) [feminine] (Russian), mueca [feminine] (Spanish), mohín [masculine] (Spanish), mohíno (note: from displeasure) [masculine] (Spanish), regaño (note: in disapproval) [masculine] (Spanish), grimas [common-gender] (Swedish), grimasch [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-grimace-en-noun-3PgarDG5 Disambiguation of 'a distortion of the face': 77 23
  2. (obsolete) Affectation, pretence. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-grimace-en-noun-bhLcdPVI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grimacey

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ [UK], /ɡɹɪˈmeɪs/ [UK, archaic], /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ [US], /ɡɹɪˈmeɪs/ [US, rare] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grimace.wav Forms: grimaces [present, singular, third-person], grimacing [participle, present], grimaced [participle, past], grimaced [past]
enPR: grĭm'-əs [UK], grĭ-mās' [UK], grĭm'-əs [US], grĭ-mās' [US] Rhymes: -eɪs Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰrey-}}, {{bor|en|fr|grimace}} French grimace, {{der|en|frm|grimace}} Middle French grimace, {{der|en|fro|grimace}} Old French grimace, {{der|en|frk|*grīma}} Frankish *grīma, {{der|en|gem-pro|*grīmô|t=mask, helmet}} Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”), {{cog|ang|grīma|t=mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition}} Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} grimace (third-person singular simple present grimaces, present participle grimacing, simple past and past participle grimaced)
  1. (intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Facial expressions Derived forms: grimacer Related terms: gurn Translations (to make grimaces): гримаснича (grimasniča) (Bulgarian), fer ganyotes (Catalan), 扮鬼臉 (Chinese Mandarin), 扮鬼脸 (bàn guǐliǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), šklebit se (Czech), grimassere (Danish), grimaci (Esperanto), irvistää (Finnish), irvistellä (Finnish), virnistellä (Finnish), grimacer (French), faire des grimaces (French), Grimassen schneiden (German), μορφάζω (morfázo) (Greek), grimaszokat vág (Hungarian), irvistää (Ingrian), 顰める (shikameru) (alt: しかめる) (Japanese), surringor (Latin), whāita (Maori), whakamenemene (Maori), moteko (Maori), whakamoteko (Maori), whakahamero (Maori), whakatekoteko (Maori), ngeri (english: fierce looks) (Maori), whakatoretore (Maori), whakapī (Maori), gjøre grimase (Norwegian), lage grimase (Norwegian), قیافه ی خود را در هم کشیدن (Persian), روی ترش کردن (Persian), fazer careta/caretas (Portuguese), strâmba (Romanian), грима́сничать (grimásničatʹ) (Russian), кривляться (krivljatʹsja) (Russian), кревељити се (Serbo-Croatian), hacer gestos (Spanish), hacer muecas (Spanish), muequear (Spanish), grimasera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-grimace-en-verb-LJukcWuP Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 34 9 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 1 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 5 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 2 33 12 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 37 9 34 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 25 6 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 6 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 5 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 4 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 7 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 5 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 5 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 6 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 7 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 34 5 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 5 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 16 7 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 6 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 6 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 15 6 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 24 5 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 21 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 25 6 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 27 6 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 14 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 6 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 6 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 26 6 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 3 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 4 69

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "morfasmós",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "word": "irvissös"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "alt": "しかめっつら",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "word": "しかめっ面"
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sanna"
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          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "caryā virūptā",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "चर्या विरूपता"
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "grymas"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "careta"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "esgar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "strâmbătură"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "grimása",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "грима́са"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "užímka",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ужи́мка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mueca"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "mohín"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "note": "from displeasure",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "mohíno"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "note": "in disapproval",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "regaño"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "grimas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a distortion of the face",
          "tags": [
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          "ref": "1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 105:",
          "text": "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 […].",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1790, Helen Maria Williams, Julia, Routledge, published 2016, page 21:",
          "text": "Charlotte was equally insensible to all his fashionable grimace, and indifferent to his conversation.",
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        "Affectation, pretence."
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        "(obsolete) Affectation, pretence."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡɹɪˈmeɪs/",
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          "text": "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 […].",
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          "ref": "1790, Helen Maria Williams, Julia, Routledge, published 2016, page 21:",
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      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "strãmbãturã"
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "word": "ganyota"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "word": "鬼臉"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "guǐliǎn",
      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "word": "鬼脸"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "word": "grimasse"
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      "word": "grimas"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "word": "grimaco"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "word": "irvistys"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "aceno"
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      "lang": "Galician",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "word": "გრიმასა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Grimasse"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "grimasz"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "word": "irvissös"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "strainc"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "cár"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "word": "strabhas"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "sanna"
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      "code": "lb",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "mr",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "word": "grymas"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "careta"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "esgar"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mueca"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "a distortion of the face",
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      "roman": "grimasniča",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "гримаснича"
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "grimassere"
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "grimaci"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "virnistellä"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "grimacer"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "Grimassen schneiden"
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
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      "word": "grimaszokat vág"
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      "word": "irvistää"
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      "word": "顰める"
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      "word": "surringor"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "whāita"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
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      "word": "moteko"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "whakahamero"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "whakatekoteko"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "fierce looks",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "ngeri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "whakatoretore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "whakapī"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "gjøre grimase"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "lage grimase"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "قیافه ی خود را در هم کشیدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "روی ترش کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "fazer careta/caretas"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "strâmba"
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      "roman": "grimásničatʹ",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "грима́сничать"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krivljatʹsja",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "кривляться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "кревељити се"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "hacer gestos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "hacer muecas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "muequear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make grimaces",
      "word": "grimasera"
    }
  ],
  "word": "grimace"
}

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