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[ grin ] / grɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grin ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nouna broad smile. the act of producing a broad smile. the act of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth, as in anger or pain. Origin of grin1First recorded before 1000; Middle English grinnen, grennen, Old English grennian; cognate with Old High German grennan “to mutter” synonym study for grin1. See laugh. OTHER WORDS FROM gringrinner, noungrin·ning·ly, adverbWords nearby gringrimoire, Grim Reaper, Grimsby, Grimsel Pass, grimy, grin, grin and bear it, grinch, Grinch Stole Christmas, How the, grind, grindelia Definition for grin (2 of 2)[ grin ] / grɪn /
nounChiefly Scot. a snare like a running noose. verb (used with object), grinned, grin·ning.to catch in a nooselike snare. Origin of grin2before 900; Middle English grin(e), Old English grin, gryn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grinOtherwise, I could watch the bonhomie—lots of backslapping and broad grins, like the first day of summer camp—from a distance. Virtual Apple events just aren’t the same|Adam Lashinsky|October 14, 2020|Fortune When they close their mouths, they still have a toothy grin — their bottom teeth stick out and up. Let’s learn about alligators and crocodiles|Bethany Brookshire|September 29, 2020|Science News For Students All modern crocodilians are long, scaly animals with stumpy legs and toothy grins. Let’s learn about alligators and crocodiles|Bethany Brookshire|September 29, 2020|Science News For Students O’Neal participates, sideways grin glued to his face, knowing he can’t possibly win. Kobe Bryant Punched A Teammate Over $100, And It Wasn’t Shaq|Jeff Pearlman|September 25, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Then, with a grin, “And we all know how degenerate those people are.” ‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Viewers leave with a grin, but are no wiser about the frightening symptoms of ALS. #IceBucketChallenge Wisdom From 'Jackass' Steve-O|Kevin Zawacki|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST “It will only be a moderate size disaster,” Kleiman says with a grin. The U.N.’s Half-Baked Weed Protest|Abby Haglage|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Besides,” she adds with the grin of a confident fashionista, “people are going to want to wear the clothes that I wear anyway. Model Melanie Gaydos’s Fight for High Fashion|Hugh Ryan|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The young infantryman in me beamed and I started to grin, thinking about the glory. Writing About War: I Hate It but Can’t Stop|Don Gomez|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST It's the same thing that my father used to say to me: "Play fair, Ted—and then if you lose, why, you must grin and bear it." I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford On the heels of it—maybe you'll see why—I began to grin to myself. Rewards and Fairies|Rudyard Kipling "The colonel will locate a couple for me," the captain answered with a grin. A Yankee Flier in Italy|Rutherford G. Montgomery "Well, he's sweet on you, you know," said Bobby with a grin. The Honour of the Clintons|Archibald Marshall Then Gibbons turned from his control long enough to grin at me. Armageddon--2419 A.D.|Philip Francis Nowlan
British Dictionary definitions for grin
verb grins, grinning or grinnedto smile with the lips drawn back revealing the teeth or express (something) by such a smileto 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 nouna broad smile a snarl or grimace Derived forms of gringrinner, noungrinning, adjective, nounWord Origin for grinOld English grennian; related to Old High German grennen to snarl, Old Norse grenja to howl; see grunt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grinsmirk, beam, simper, crack |