grin
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grin¹
- /ɡɹɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English grinnen, from Old English grennian, from Proto-West Germanic *grannjōn, from Proto-Germanic *granjōną. Related to groan. Compare to Middle High German grennen (“to mutter, complain”) and Danish grine (“to show one's teeth, to laugh”)
noun grins · gren
- A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. When the ceremony was finished a wide grin broke across his face, and it was that grin she saw, relieved and happy all at once.
verb grins · grinning · grinned · gren
- To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth. Why do you grin? Did I say something funny?
- To express by grinning. She grinned pleasure at his embarrassment.
- To show the teeth, like a snarling dog. The pangs of death do make him grin.
- To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer. He grinned a broad smile when I told him the result.
grin²
- /ɡɹɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English grin, grinne, grine, from Old English grin (“snare, noose”), of uncertain origin, but probably from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *garni and *garnī (“intestine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *garniz, *garnō (“guts, intestine”). Related to English yarn.
noun grins
- A snare; a gin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: smiling, smile, emoticon, smirk, laugh, cheer, butthead, moron, idiot, mood, jerk, fairy, hair, jackass, buff, champ
Translations
Every language
noun A smile revealing the teeth
| Español | sonrisa abierta, sonrisa amplia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 露齿而笑 lùchǐ'érxiào |
| Português | sorriso aberto |
| Français | sourire |
| Deutsch | Grinsen |
| Italiano | sorriso |
| Русский | усме́шка usméška, ухмы́лка uxmýlka |
verb To smile showing the teeth
| Español | sonreír |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 露齒而笑 /露齿而笑 lùchǐ'érxiào |
| Português | sorrir abertamente, arreganhar |
| Français | sourire |
| Deutsch | grinsen |
| Italiano | sorridere |
| Русский | ухмыля́ться uxmyljátʹsja, ухмыльну́ться uxmylʹnútʹsja, усмеха́ться usmexátʹsja, усмехну́ться usmexnútʹsja |
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title = {grin},
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