GRINS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

grins 1 of 2

verb

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

as in frowns

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In a third photo pulled up on a phone, a young Bruce Aiken grins at the camera in his green park service uniform while working to keep the Roaring Springs pumphouse running. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 Fatima grins, before rejoining the rest of the girls' team for one-on-one drills. — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 16 June 2026 Paul Anthony Kelly grins from ear to ear on a sunny day in New York City on May 26. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Wells, hidden in a tiny video-village setup inside one of the set’s curtained exam rooms, grins at the monitor and turns around to give Einesman a thumbs-up. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Jesus grins when asked which of the two pushes players harder in training. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 The suspect in a stabbing in Edinburgh, Scotland, grins out a window before his arrest, March 2, 2026. — Lindsay Quella, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 Ryan grins down, then kisses him. — Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026

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Through it all, Calvin Robinson takes the pictures and smiles with pride as his son celebrates with his teammates.

— McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
In the first slide, Joanna poses for a selfie during a scenic hike as Chip smiles big while standing behind her.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of smiles

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When Lovat basically laughs at him for throwing everything away for a woman, Brian drops a sassy line about still having his conscience when all this is through and then rides off with Ellen to warn Dougal what’s coming.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
When that occasionally happens, Sheeran laughs it off and starts over.

— Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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