grins 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of grin
as in laughs
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool

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grins

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noun

plural of grin

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Recent Examples of grins
Noun
How to Make the Halloween Decor Goofy grins and exaggerated eyes add childlike wonder to your Halloween decorating. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025 Panahi grins when moments of physical comedy land. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 Elsewhere a young pirate boy grins so broadly that the bottom half of his face is enveloped in a perfect semicircle of teeth. Maya Phillips, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Patrick grins at the camera from behind the 14-time Grammy winner, while Brown and his wife, musician Katelyn Jae, stand toward the left. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025 TikTok @thanosthesaint Clearly enamored with the new game, Lavender grins up at the camera—and the video then switches to her doing the very same thing at a different time, and this time Thanos has all four legs in the air for easier access. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grins
Verb
  • Adeline just smiles and laughs a little.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In it, a cartoon version of herself smiles and waves in front of her colorful shop along 39th.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There's room for laughs amid the tears and smiles amid the frowns.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Over the course of an hour, a virtuosic guitarist, a singer, and three dancers performed a program of mournful music and percussive dance, their faces set in serious frowns—an integral part of the performance.
    Fiona Mozley, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The average kid laughs 300 times a day and average adult, only 17.
    Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The man behind the camera laughs at the absurdity of the scene before continuing to tell the man to leave.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Grins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grins. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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