grinnoun [ C ]
uk/ɡrɪn/us/ɡrɪn/C2 a wide smile:
I assumed things had gone well for him because he had a big grin on his face.
a broad/sheepish grin
More examples
- That child's got such a cheeky grin.
- I love his mischievous grin, don't you?
- The baby turned and gave me a toothy grin.
- At 70, he still retains his impish grin.
- Amy took a crayon and drew a round face with two round eyes and a big grin.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin/smile from ear to ear idiom
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- smirk
- stitch
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grinverb [ I ]
uk/ɡrɪn/us/ɡrɪn/-nn-C2 to smile a wide smile:
He grinned at me from the doorway.
What are you grinning about?
More examples
- The class photograph showed a strange bunch of grinning children.
- She grinned slyly and refused to tell me where the money came from.
- The poor boy grinned inanely, without any knowledge of what was happening.
- She jumped when she saw a grinning face at the window.
- My friends grinned at me encouragingly when I came onto the stage.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin/smile from ear to ear idiom
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- smirk
- stitch
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Idiom(s)
grin and bear it