gurn

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gurn

/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/

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Early 20th century: dialect variant of grin.

noun gurns · girn

UK A distorted facial expression; grimace.

verb gurns · gurning · gurned · girn

UK To make a grotesque or funny face; to grimace.

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@misc{gurn_2026,
  title = {gurn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gurn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}