Definition of grin
grinned
;grinning
intransitive verb
: to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter; broadly : smile grinning from ear to ear
grin
noungrinner
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Examples of grin in a Sentence
She continued to tease her brother, grinning wickedly.
grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool
Recent Examples of grin from the Web
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Which is why, earlier this summer, chef Humm and Guidara tore the dining room apart (one of them spray-painting the walls, grinning like a maniac the whole time; the other, not so much) and moved the whole operation east for the season.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who now will wear Los Angeles Lakers purple and gold for at least one season, grinned sheepishly as team president and hype man Magic Johnson preached Tuesday afternoon at the team’s practice facility.
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The child stands between the two adults, wearing a rainbow hat and carrying a matching flag, grinning from ear to ear.
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Paleontologists have known this for decades now, pulling one grinning mysticete after another from strata all over the world.
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A portrait of Vladimir Putin sitting at the Resolute Desk and grinning like a maniac.
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The two rappers were performing at the event and video obtained by TMZ shows Rocky grinning on stage while Lamar gave him a birthday shout-out.
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Paul Fattig, a retired journalist, grins sitting at his desk in a writing den in the loft that hovers above the living room.
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As a grinning Curry held daughter Riley in his arms, Durant stood next to them with his left hand on the point guard’s head.
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Origin and Etymology of grin
Middle English grennen, from Old English grennian; akin to Old High German grennen to snarl
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grinned
;grinning
: to smile broadly showing teeth
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