About The Word Grin
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Grin
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What's The Definition Of Grin?
[n] a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
[v] to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl Synonyms | Synonyms for Grin: grinning | smile | smiling Related Terms | Find terms related to Grin: beam | bright smile | broad grin | crack a smile | ear-to-ear grin | gleaming smile | glowing smile | grinning | idiotic grin | sardonic grin | simper | smile | smile brightly | smiling | smirk | stupid grin | toothful grin See Also | facial expression | facial gesture | smile | smirk Grin In Webster's Dictionary \Grin\ (gr[i^]n), n. [AS. grin.]
A snare; a gin. [Obs.]
Like a bird that hasteth to his grin. --Remedy of
Love.
\Grin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grinned} (gr[i^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinning}.] [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina; akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine. [root]35. Cf. {Groan}.] 1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl. 2. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain. The pangs of death do make him grin. --Shak. \Grin\, v. t. To express by grinning. Grinned horrible a ghastly smile. --Milton. \Grin\, n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile. --I. Watts. He showed twenty teeth at a grin. --Addison. |
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