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- [grin]
- /grɪn/
- /ɡrɪn/
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- [grin]
- /grɪn/
Definitions of grinned word
- verb without object grinned to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like. 1
- verb without object grinned to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain. 1
- verb without object grinned to show or be exposed through an opening, crevice, etc. 1
- verb with object grinned to catch in a nooselike snare. 1
- noun grinned Chiefly Scot. a snare like a running noose. 1
- noun grinned Simple past tense and past participle of grin. 1
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Origin of grinned
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
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Parts of speech for Grinned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grinned 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.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
grinned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grinned
noun grinned
- beamed — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- smiled — to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.
- smirked — to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way.
- chuckled — to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction: They chuckled at the child's efforts to walk.
Antonyms for grinned
noun grinned
- frowned — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
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