grin
noun/ɡɹɪn/
Etymology
From Middle English grin, grinne, grine, from Old English grin (“snare, noose”), of uncertain origin, but probably from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *garni and *garnī (“intestine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *garniz, *garnō (“guts, intestine”). Related to English yarn.
- inherited from *granjōną✻
- inherited from *grannjōn✻
- inherited from grennian
- inherited from grinnen
Definitions
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- When the ceremony was finished a wide grin broke across his face, and it was that grin she saw, relieved and happy all at once.
- When my son appeared at the door the next day with his schoolbag on his back, the Professor broke into a wide grin and opened his arms to embrace him.
To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
- Why do you grin? Did I say something funny?
- ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’
To express by grinning.
- She grinned pleasure at his embarrassment.
- Grinned horrible a ghastly smile.
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To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.
- The pangs of death do make him grin.
To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.
- He grinned a broad smile when I told him the result.
- He grinned a cruel sneer when I begged him to stop.
A snare
A snare; a gin.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for grin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA