as in smiled
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward
grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool
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Recent Examples of grinned
She was dressed in green and gold and had a beaming smile on her face as Justin grinned at her.
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Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Lockwood looked up and grinned.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Hicks, who watched the show at a downtown fire station, grinned as Tooter joked with Rosie.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Mahomes grinned and added a good-natured jab at his teammate.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Lockwood looked up and grinned.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Hicks, who watched the show at a downtown fire station, grinned as Tooter joked with Rosie.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Mahomes grinned and added a good-natured jab at his teammate.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinned
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Shortly after scoring the Phillies’ second run in a series-clinching 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Bader saved what might have been a home run, then chest-bumped Marsh as closer Jhoan Duran smiled on the mound.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite the bad weather, the Princess of Wales smiled and chatted with the children while holding her black umbrella.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Prescott first spat at the ground in Carter’s direction, smiled and laughed.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Levack laughed remembering Miller’s idea.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Grinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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