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grin
1[ grin ]
verb (used without object)
, grinned, grin·ning.
- to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
Synonyms: crack a smile, smirk, smile, beam
- to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain.
- to show or be exposed through an opening, crevice, etc.
verb (used with object)
, grinned, grin·ning.
- to express or produce by grinning:
The little boy grinned his approval of the gift.
noun
- a broad smile.
- the act of producing a broad smile.
- the act of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth, as in anger or pain.
grin
2[ grin ]
noun
- Chiefly Scot. a snare like a running noose.
verb (used with object)
, grinned, grin·ning.
- Archaic. to catch in a nooselike snare.
grin
/ ɡrɪn /
verb
- to smile with the lips drawn back revealing the teeth or express (something) by such a smile
to grin a welcome
- intr to draw back the lips revealing the teeth, as in a snarl or grimace
- grin and bear it informal.to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
noun
- a broad smile
- a snarl or grimace
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Derived Forms
- ˈgrinning, adjectivenoun
- ˈgrinner, noun
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Other Words From
- grinner noun
- grinning·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grin1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English grinnen, grennen, Old English grennian; cognate with Old High German grennan “to mutter”
Origin of grin2
First recorded before 900; Middle English grin(e), grinne, Old English grin, gryn
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grin1
Old English grennian; related to Old High German grennen to snarl, Old Norse grenja to howl; see grunt
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See laugh.
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