grinned; grinning
: to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter
grinner
noun
plural grins
: a facial expression produced by grinning especially in pleasure or amusement
a happy grin
She grew into a nimble young girl of seven winters, a thoughtful girl with shining brown eyes and a wide grin …—
Louise Erdrich
Louise ErdrichI wanted to wipe the grin off his face [=make him stop smiling.]
Examples of grin in a Sentence
Verb
She continued to tease her brother, grinning wickedly.
grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And if Laura’s tone of grinning noodginess is easy enough to rationalize away, her other foster child is not.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
His expressions of sideways grins and head shakes were spotlighted through a series of film clips shown throughout the show depicting Lamar being interrogated about the meaning of his lyrics and SZA (born Solána Imani Rowe) humorously explaining how to pronounce her stage name.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Somewhere in the basketball multiverse, Sydney Colson grins and rubs her hands together.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And if Laura’s tone of grinning noodginess is easy enough to rationalize away, her other foster child is not.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
Noun
And based on the relaxed grins splashed on our faces afterwards: mission accomplished.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
His expressions of sideways grins and head shakes were spotlighted through a series of film clips shown throughout the show depicting Lamar being interrogated about the meaning of his lyrics and SZA (born Solána Imani Rowe) humorously explaining how to pronounce her stage name.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grin. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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grin
verb
grinned; grinning
: to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in laughter
grin
noun
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