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Definition of grin in English: grinverbgrins, grinning, grinned ɡrɪnɡrɪn [no object]1Smile broadly. Dennis appeared, grinning cheerfully Example sentencesExamples - My vision a bit blurry and still gasping for breath, I found myself trapped by three grinning teenage girls.
- He gave him a pat on the head and grinned in spite of himself.
- He returned to the locker room, covered with mud, but grinning ear-to-ear.
- Walk through the tiny airport at Yap, and a small tanned youth will grin at you broadly and place a flower arrangement on your head.
- As my bare feet hit the cool cement of pavement I grinned in triumph.
- The man was still grinning from ear to ear.
- She couldn't stop grinning like an idiot for the rest of the day.
- She grins at me, revealing perfectly white teeth.
- Maurice eyed me suspiciously, then realised who I was and grinned.
- By now more than one third of the class was grinning broadly or chuckling to themselves.
- Both boys were grinning widely, showing off all their teeth.
- Her friend laughed and even Sadie couldn't help grinning a little.
- The girl grinned impishly, her hazel eyes sparkling with mischief.
- In all of the pictures, her mother was grinning like a Cheshire cat.
- Both men grinned broadly as they left court.
- The older girl stopped short and looked over her head, grinning like a maniac.
- Kevin and Max smirked and grinned in triumph at each other.
- Great action, good characters, good acting, good villains, a good story: I came out of the cinema grinning with delight.
- He grinned wickedly in response to her skeptical expression.
- Dom grinned at my joke and at his idea.
- To our astonishment, Denis was grinning at us, and was even now heading in our direction.
Synonyms smile, smile broadly, beam, grin from ear to ear, smile from ear to ear, grin like a Cheshire cat, smirk informal be all smiles - 1.1 Express with a broad smile.
with direct speech ‘My word,’ grinned the delighted man with object she grinned her approval Example sentencesExamples - He grinned his approval, smile instantly fading as he spotted something in the sand ahead.
- ‘To be in the top six in the world is a huge achievement. Most experts said we'd be tenth,’ grinned coach Ian Rutledge.
- ‘I must admit, that was pretty good, for a girl,’ grinned Grayson.
- "Thank you, " Chikan grinned at his brother.
- ‘Hi, there!’ grinned a tall man with long, flowing, coppery hair when Belinda opened the door.
- 1.2 Grimace grotesquely so as to reveal the teeth.
the skull grinned back at him, its eye sockets dark and hollow Example sentencesExamples - The church is still there, as is the row of grinning stone skulls above the entrance, indicating it was used for burials during the Great Plague of 1665.
- For years now, human remains have become exposed in the eroding sand-dunes and it was not unusual to encounter a grinning skull when walking along a particular stretch.
nounPlural grins ɡrɪnɡrɪn A broad smile. Example sentencesExamples - A self-satisfied grin appeared on his face before he turned away from the mirror.
- He blinked, then grinned his huge, cheesy grin, and pointed to the wall next to him.
- Rosie was waiting for me at the station and after some hugs and grins it was off to Rosie's new house.
- She was waving to them, a grin from ear to ear on her face.
- I sit here with a silly grin on my face, feeling like I'm the first mother in the world to watch a child grow up.
- He flashed the attendant behind the counter a dimpled grin and she smiled back warmly.
- She could almost see the mischievous grin plastered on his face.
- Next morning, the flatmates have to laugh at me because I'm sitting in my dressing gown, staring into space with the goofiest grin you can imagine.
- Suddenly Nook clapped his hands, and a broad grin spread across his face.
- They smiled innocently up at the men, who looked down at them with silly grins, as if they had never seen a woman before.
- Theo looked up from his meal with a grin of satisfaction on his face.
- She glared at him, wanting to wipe that stupid grin off his face.
- A devious grin crossed his face as his clear grey eyes twinkled with amusement.
- I just wanted to punch him, making that stupid grin vanish from his face forever.
- Anthony, apparently listening in, flashes a wicked grin at his oldest brother.
- She clicked off the phone and left the room with a silly grin on her face.
- He had the brightest blue eyes and a wide toothy grin.
- I looked back at Alison and she had a satisfied grin on her face.
- That's not it, so wipe off that stupid grin.
- When he nodded, she sat back happily, a grin plastered on her face.
Synonyms smile, broad smile, smirk
Phrases Suffer pain or misfortune in a stoical manner. you'll just have to grin and bear it Example sentencesExamples - I've just got to grin and bear it and see what happens in the summer.
- Actually, the novelty has long worn off and, like most of us hapless e-mailers, I too have to grin and bear it when I find my mailboxes clogged with junk mails.
- Postponements are all part of the game and all you can do is grin and bear it, said Molyneaux.
- It doesn't seem fair but we just have to grin and bear it.
- They're doesn't seem to be any redress - it's just a question of grin and bear it.
- Your cheapest option will always be to grin and bear it in coach, but if your goal is value, a free or cheap upper-class seat will make your flight that much more enjoyable.
- With lack of competition, the products developed in the country were shoddy and much below the world standards; the Indian consumer had no other choice but to grin and bear it.
- So you just grin and bear it and somehow muddle your way through, always focusing on your kid's desire to have a good day with the other parent.
- These things happen, though, especially at times when the house market is moving very rapidly, and you're best advised to grin and bear it.
- There was no way of ducking the cameras, we had to grin and bear it.
Synonyms put up with it, stick it out, keep at it, keep going, stay with it, see it through, see it through to the end
Derivatives noun Compare Jimmy Saville, DLT and JohnPeel & KidJensen to whoever the anonymous grinners are who compère the show these days. Example sentencesExamples - Certainly he is more believable when he's doing anger and hardness than when he deploys his constrained smile. He's not a grinner.
adverbˈɡrɪnɪŋliˈɡrɪnɪŋli The very fact that journalists referred to their news reports as ‘stories’, implied that these contained more fiction than fact, he pointed out grinningly. Example sentencesExamples - You cannot watch a 1970s nostalgia TV show without a thirtysomething pundit grinningly saying this with the air of someone breaking a taboo.
- The innkeeper grinningly ushered us in and showed us to a table.
Origin Old English grennian 'bare the teeth in pain or anger', of Germanic origin; probably related to groan. When grin entered English in the 11th century it meant ‘to bare the teeth in pain or anger’, far from the happy expression the word suggests nowadays. This former sense is preserved in the expression grin and bear it, ‘to suffer pain or misfortune stoically’. An earlier version of the phrase is grin and abide. Not until the late 15th century did grin begin to be used for various sorts of smile, developing from a forced, unnatural one, through a rather vacant, silly one, to the cheerful and broad smile we associate with the word today. Groan (Old English) is related.
Rhymes agin, akin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, Glyn, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, in, inn, Jin, jinn, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandolin, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, spin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, violin, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin Definition of grin in US English: grinverbɡrɪnɡrin [no object]1Smile broadly, especially in an unrestrained manner and with the mouth open. Dennis appeared, grinning cheerfully Example sentencesExamples - He gave him a pat on the head and grinned in spite of himself.
- By now more than one third of the class was grinning broadly or chuckling to themselves.
- Both men grinned broadly as they left court.
- She grins at me, revealing perfectly white teeth.
- To our astonishment, Denis was grinning at us, and was even now heading in our direction.
- The older girl stopped short and looked over her head, grinning like a maniac.
- The girl grinned impishly, her hazel eyes sparkling with mischief.
- Kevin and Max smirked and grinned in triumph at each other.
- Both boys were grinning widely, showing off all their teeth.
- Her friend laughed and even Sadie couldn't help grinning a little.
- Great action, good characters, good acting, good villains, a good story: I came out of the cinema grinning with delight.
- As my bare feet hit the cool cement of pavement I grinned in triumph.
- He grinned wickedly in response to her skeptical expression.
- In all of the pictures, her mother was grinning like a Cheshire cat.
- He returned to the locker room, covered with mud, but grinning ear-to-ear.
- Dom grinned at my joke and at his idea.
- The man was still grinning from ear to ear.
- Walk through the tiny airport at Yap, and a small tanned youth will grin at you broadly and place a flower arrangement on your head.
- My vision a bit blurry and still gasping for breath, I found myself trapped by three grinning teenage girls.
- Maurice eyed me suspiciously, then realised who I was and grinned.
- She couldn't stop grinning like an idiot for the rest of the day.
Synonyms smile, smile broadly, beam, grin from ear to ear, smile from ear to ear, grin like a cheshire cat, smirk - 1.1 Express with a broad smile.
with direct speech ‘My word,’ grinned the delighted man with object she grinned her approval Example sentencesExamples - ‘To be in the top six in the world is a huge achievement. Most experts said we'd be tenth,’ grinned coach Ian Rutledge.
- "Thank you, " Chikan grinned at his brother.
- He grinned his approval, smile instantly fading as he spotted something in the sand ahead.
- ‘I must admit, that was pretty good, for a girl,’ grinned Grayson.
- ‘Hi, there!’ grinned a tall man with long, flowing, coppery hair when Belinda opened the door.
- 1.2 Grimace or appear to grimace grotesquely in a way that reveals the teeth.
the skull grinned back at him, its eye sockets dark and hollow Example sentencesExamples - The church is still there, as is the row of grinning stone skulls above the entrance, indicating it was used for burials during the Great Plague of 1665.
- For years now, human remains have become exposed in the eroding sand-dunes and it was not unusual to encounter a grinning skull when walking along a particular stretch.
nounɡrɪnɡrin A broad smile. “OK,” he said with a grin Example sentencesExamples - I looked back at Alison and she had a satisfied grin on her face.
- When he nodded, she sat back happily, a grin plastered on her face.
- She was waving to them, a grin from ear to ear on her face.
- They smiled innocently up at the men, who looked down at them with silly grins, as if they had never seen a woman before.
- I just wanted to punch him, making that stupid grin vanish from his face forever.
- He had the brightest blue eyes and a wide toothy grin.
- She clicked off the phone and left the room with a silly grin on her face.
- That's not it, so wipe off that stupid grin.
- He blinked, then grinned his huge, cheesy grin, and pointed to the wall next to him.
- A self-satisfied grin appeared on his face before he turned away from the mirror.
- He flashed the attendant behind the counter a dimpled grin and she smiled back warmly.
- I sit here with a silly grin on my face, feeling like I'm the first mother in the world to watch a child grow up.
- Next morning, the flatmates have to laugh at me because I'm sitting in my dressing gown, staring into space with the goofiest grin you can imagine.
- Anthony, apparently listening in, flashes a wicked grin at his oldest brother.
- Suddenly Nook clapped his hands, and a broad grin spread across his face.
- She glared at him, wanting to wipe that stupid grin off his face.
- Theo looked up from his meal with a grin of satisfaction on his face.
- She could almost see the mischievous grin plastered on his face.
- Rosie was waiting for me at the station and after some hugs and grins it was off to Rosie's new house.
- A devious grin crossed his face as his clear grey eyes twinkled with amusement.
Synonyms smile, broad smile, smirk
Phrases Suffer pain or misfortune in a stoical manner. Example sentencesExamples - Postponements are all part of the game and all you can do is grin and bear it, said Molyneaux.
- With lack of competition, the products developed in the country were shoddy and much below the world standards; the Indian consumer had no other choice but to grin and bear it.
- There was no way of ducking the cameras, we had to grin and bear it.
- I've just got to grin and bear it and see what happens in the summer.
- They're doesn't seem to be any redress - it's just a question of grin and bear it.
- So you just grin and bear it and somehow muddle your way through, always focusing on your kid's desire to have a good day with the other parent.
- Your cheapest option will always be to grin and bear it in coach, but if your goal is value, a free or cheap upper-class seat will make your flight that much more enjoyable.
- These things happen, though, especially at times when the house market is moving very rapidly, and you're best advised to grin and bear it.
- It doesn't seem fair but we just have to grin and bear it.
- Actually, the novelty has long worn off and, like most of us hapless e-mailers, I too have to grin and bear it when I find my mailboxes clogged with junk mails.
Synonyms put up with it, stick it out, keep at it, keep going, stay with it, see it through, see it through to the end
Origin Old English grennian ‘bare the teeth in pain or anger’, of Germanic origin; probably related to groan. |