grin

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[ grin ]
/ grɪn /

verb (used without object), grinned, grin·ning.

to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
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

Origin of grin

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before 1000; Middle English grinnen, grennen, Old English grennian; cognate with Old High German grennan to mutter

OTHER WORDS FROM grin

grin·ner, noun grin·ning·ly, adverb

Definition for grinning (2 of 2)

grin 2
[ grin ]
/ grɪn /

noun

Chiefly Scot. a snare like a running noose.

verb (used with object), grinned, grin·ning.

to catch in a nooselike snare.

Origin of grin

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before 900; Middle English grin(e), Old English grin, gryn

Example sentences from the Web for grinning

British Dictionary definitions for grinning

grin
/ (ɡrɪn) /

verb grins, grinning or grinned

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

Derived forms of grin

grinner, noun grinning, adjective, noun

Word Origin for grin

Old English grennian; related to Old High German grennen to snarl, Old Norse grenja to howl; see grunt