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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As the crowd went crazy, Izzo folded his arms, looked around the building and grinned.
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In a Tweet Wednesday morning, Abbott pictured himself with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull -- both grinning in their new headwear.
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But my grandfather just draped an arm over the back of the bench seat, twisted his head around to face me and grinned.
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The Lesbian doctor’s grin expands into a loopy Christmas-morning smile.
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Each time, the crowd burst into laughter as Mr. Sanders, grinning, threw his hands in the air, seemingly exasperated.
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Since his first book dealt entirely with that jump, this one functions more as a pastiche of other memories from a life spent either bored and miserable on the ground, or grinning widely up in the air.
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Behind him, the guerrillas casually tipped their straw buri hats and grinned.
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Origin and Etymology of grin
Middle English grennen, from Old English grennian; akin to Old High German grennen to snarl
First Known Use: before 12th century
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grinned
;grinning
: to smile broadly showing teeth
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