as in laughing
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 grinning
Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The small, grinning Labubu plush dolls have exploded in popularity over the summer, with their limited supply, celebrity endorsements and collectible nature driving up bidding prices online.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Storm chasers took selfies, grinning ear-to-ear.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In one first-day clip, Kaavia’s proud parents stood side-by-side snapping photos of their daughter while grinning.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
These hollow plastic figures, reminiscent of grinning pumpkins, witches, ghosts, and black cats, were popular from the 1950s through the 1980s.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
After scrolling through truly stellar Trustpilot reviews and grinning at the giddy airport-reveal videos on their Facebook page, my husband and I decided to take the leap and fill out the survey.
—Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Word, Cali said, still grinning.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The small, grinning Labubu plush dolls have exploded in popularity over the summer, with their limited supply, celebrity endorsements and collectible nature driving up bidding prices online.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Storm chasers took selfies, grinning ear-to-ear.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In one first-day clip, Kaavia’s proud parents stood side-by-side snapping photos of their daughter while grinning.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
These hollow plastic figures, reminiscent of grinning pumpkins, witches, ghosts, and black cats, were popular from the 1950s through the 1980s.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
After scrolling through truly stellar Trustpilot reviews and grinning at the giddy airport-reveal videos on their Facebook page, my husband and I decided to take the leap and fill out the survey.
—Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinning
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Trump stood in front of the protesters, smiling for a bit, before signaling security to escort the activists out of the restaurant.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Curtis was spotted smiling and standing along the side of the red carpet in casual all-black attire that included a sweater and casual black slacks.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Xi was also pictured laughing with Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in China.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the producers actually fell off his chair laughing.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Grinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinning. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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