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as in to smile
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool

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grin

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noun

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Recent Examples of grin
Verb
During March and April, those of us given to gazing at the heavens found the universe grinning back at us. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025 Fan videos on social media show Rumi, dressed in a sparkly gold dress and cowboy boots, holding Bey’s hand, grinning, jumping, and waving to the crowd. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
With his wide grin and bubbly air, Martindale rather personified the game hosts – and became a frequent target of The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, who enjoyed skewering the genre and its famous faces. Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025 And based on the relaxed grins splashed on our faces afterwards: mission accomplished. Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
  • But Delegate General Frémaux, for one, seems pleased enough with his inspection of the dress and its wearer to grip her arms and smile broadly, and that’s not a bad sign for the future.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Ian had been handsome, popular, in love with a new girlfriend—the kind of golden boy upon whom fortune smiles.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Aimee Lou Wood, who played Chelsea, couldn’t believe the attention on her toothy smirk.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In group settings, Edelman was good for a clip on the local news, making a wry joke about his own passing abilities, the opposing team or Brady with a smirk on his face.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • What if automatic password hacking machines laugh in the face of your security efforts?
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Are the locals quietly laughing at us behind our backs?
    James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025

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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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