grins 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of grin
as in smiles
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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  • In fact, Jimi Hendrix was the first to pass a joint to me [laughs].
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Yet, almost four decades later, that evening remains a fond, funny memory for the couple; Eddie laughs self-deprecatingly throughout Manda’s anecdote.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Grins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grins. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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