Word Frequency
grin (ɡrɪn
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: grins, grinning, grinned
- to smile with the lips drawn back revealing the teeth or express (something) by such
a smile ⇒
to grin a welcome
- intr to draw back the lips revealing the teeth, as in a snarl or grimace
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See grin and bear it
noun
- a broad smile
- a snarl or grimace
Derived Forms
ˈgrinner nounˈgrinning adjective, noun
Word Origin
Old English grennian; related to Old High German grennen to snarl, Old Norse grenja to howl; see gruntTranslations for 'grin'
- British English: grin A grin is a broad smile.She had a big grin on her face.ɡrɪn NOUN
- Arabic: ابْتِسامَة عَريضَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: sorriso largo
- Chinese: 露齿笑
- Croatian: osmijeh
- Czech: škleb
- Danish: grin
- Dutch: grijns
- European Spanish: sonrisa burlona
- Finnish: virnistys
- French: sourire
- German: Grinsen
- Greek: πλατύ χαμόγελο
- Italian: ghigno
- Japanese: にこにこ笑い
- Korean: 싱긋 웃음
- Norwegian: glissmil
- Polish: grymas
- Portuguese: sorriso rasgado
- Romanian: rânjet rânjete
- Russian: усмешка
- Spanish: amplia sonrisa
- Swedish: flin
- Thai: การยิ้มอย่างเปิดเผย
- Turkish: sırıtış
- Ukrainian: усмішка
- Vietnamese: miệng cười toe toét
- British English: grin When you grin, you smile broadly.He grins, delighted at the memory.ɡrɪn VERB
- Arabic: يَبْتَسِم ابْتِسامَة عَريضَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: sorrir arreganhando
- Chinese: 露齿而笑
- Croatian: smiješiti se
- Czech: zubit se zazubit se
- Danish: grine
- Dutch: grijnzen
- European Spanish: sonreírburla
- Finnish: virnistää
- French: sourire
- German: grinsen
- Greek: χαμογελώ ειρωνικά
- Italian: sorridere
- Japanese: 歯を見せてにっこり笑う
- Korean: 싱긋 웃다
- Norwegian: flire
- Polish: uśmiechnąć się szeroko uśmiechać się szeroko
- Portuguese: sorrir arreganhando
- Romanian: a rânji
- Russian: ухмыляться
- Spanish: sonreír
- Swedish: flina
- Thai: ยิ้มยิงฟัน
- Turkish: sırıtmak
- Ukrainian: посміхатися посміхнутися
- Vietnamese: cười toe toét
Example Sentences Including 'grin'
'It's quite difficult to tell the two apart,' concedes Louise, with an impish grin.Glasgow Herald (2001)
A gunner's mate sharpened the cutlass on the wheel, tested its edge against his thumb, then gave Sharpe a toothless grin.SHARPE'S TRAFALGAR (2001)
And the other 15 per cent are wrong," he says with a sly grin.Globe and Mail (2003)
Art linked his hands behind his neck and stretched backward, with the beginning of a grin.GO! (2001)
Behind a wall, Wellington is watching his monitor, a wide grin on his face.Globe and Mail (2003)
But they all crashed, and Bradbury glided over the finishing line with a grin of disbelief on his face.Glasgow Herald (2002)
Damin pulled on his gauntlets and turned to them with a grin.TREASON KEEP (2001)
I'm afraid you won't be able to join us there,' Petra said with a grin.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
The pace is unrelenting and the demonic grin wider than ever.Megastar (2004)
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