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- [grin]
- /grɪn/
- /ɡrɪn/
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- [grin]
- /grɪn/
Definitions of grin word
- verb without object grin to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like. 1
- verb without object grin to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain. 1
- verb without object grin to show or be exposed through an opening, crevice, etc. 1
- verb with object grin to catch in a nooselike snare. 1
- noun grin Chiefly Scot. a snare like a running noose. 1
- intransitive verb grin smile 1
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Origin of grin
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English grinnen, grennen, Old English grennian; cognate with Old High German grennan to mutter
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grin
verb grin
- smirk — to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way.
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- simper — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
noun grin
- smile — a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect.
- laugh — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- chortle — To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
- chuckle — When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.
Antonyms for grin
noun grin
- frown — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
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