grin
1[ grin ]
/ grɪn /
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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
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Origin of grin
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English grinnen, grennen, Old English grennian; cognate with Old High German grennan “to mutter”
synonym study for grin
1. See laugh.
OTHER WORDS FROM grin
grinner, noungrin·ning·ly, adverbOther definitions for grin (2 of 2)
grin2
[ grin ]
/ grɪn /
noun
Chiefly Scot. a snare like a running noose.
verb (used with object), grinned, grin·ning.
Archaic. to catch in a nooselike snare.
Origin of grin
2First recorded before 900; Middle English grin(e), grinne, Old English grin, gryn
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British Dictionary definitions for grin
grin
/ (ɡrɪn) /
verb grins, grinning or grinned
to 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
noun
a broad smile
a snarl or grimace
Derived forms of grin
grinner, noungrinning, adjective, nounWord Origin for grin
Old English grennian; related to Old High German grennen to snarl, Old Norse grenja to howl; see grunt
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