しかめる
しかめる
verb (ichidan)
to frown; to grimace; to knit (one's brows)
1.
to frown, to grimace, to scowl, to knit one's brows
To contort one's face, especially the forehead and eyebrows, expressing displeasure, pain, or concentration.
顔をしかめた。
He grimaced.
苦い薬を飲んで、顔をしかめた。
She grimaced after taking the bitter medicine.
上司はその報告を聞いて眉をしかめ、しばらく黙り込んだ。
The boss knit his brows upon hearing the report and fell silent for a while.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 顔をしかめる: to grimace, to make a face
- 眉をしかめる: to furrow one's brows
- 眉間にしわを寄せる: to furrow the brow (similar meaning)
CONJUGATION:
- しかめない（否定）
- しかめます（丁寧）
- しかめて（て形）
- しかめた（過去）
USAGE: Almost always used with 顔 or 眉 as the object. Expresses displeasure, pain, disgust, or deep thought.