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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Wearing a yellow fringed dress, Jauregui spun and shook her hips alongside a safety vest-wearing Armstrong, ending the performance by quick-stepping over to the cocktail table, where her bandmates and Bankhead were smiling and clapping in celebration.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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This time, Murakami has lent his smiling flower motif to recreate two limited-edition bottles — the Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 and the Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2010.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Adding to the action is a colorful, squirmy worm that will get kids laughing and moving.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The three of us kids quickly unraveled, laughing uncontrollably.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Grinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinning. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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