Meanings
grimace, gurn
1917, Franz Kafka, Ein altes Blatt, in: Marsyas. Eine Zweimonatsschrift, year 1, issue 1, Heinrich Hochstim Verlag, page 80cOften they make grimaces, then the white of their eyes turns and froth rises out of their mouth, but neither do they want to say something with this, nor do they want to scare; they do it because such is their way.
Examples
GermanEnglish
Mach keine Grimassen!Don't pull faces.
Die Schüler schneiden dem Lehrer Grimassen.The pupils pull faces at the teacher.