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
The Broncos linebacker grinned Sunday night at his locker, validated.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
She was dressed in green and gold and had a beaming smile on her face as Justin grinned at her.
—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
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
She was dressed in green and gold and had a beaming smile on her face as Justin grinned at her.
—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
Verb
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This time in response, the president smiled.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Asked what his father would think about the Overland Park restaurant, Eid smiled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Close enough to feel, far enough that our guides only laughed.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Seinfeld said sarcastically to the hecklers as the audience laughed and cheered.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Grinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinned. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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