# die Grimasse

die Grimasse is a German noun meaning “grimace”. Forms: der Grimasse, die Grimassen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Grimasse
- Plural: die Grimassen

## In other languages

- Русский: гримаса, ужимка

## Meanings

1. grimace, gurn
   - 1917, Franz Kafka, Ein altes Blatt, in: Marsyas. Eine Zweimonatsschrift, year 1, issue 1, Heinrich Hochstim Verlag, page 80c — Often 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

- Mach keine Grimassen! — Don't pull faces.
- Die Schüler schneiden dem Lehrer Grimassen. — The pupils pull faces at the teacher.
- Tom schneidet Grimassen. — Tom is making faces.
- Hör auf, mir Grimassen zu schneiden! — Quit making faces at me.
- Tom und Maria schneiden beide Grimassen. — Tom and Mary both make faces.

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