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    grinning
    /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. smiling broadly: "she looked at Mick's grinning face"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRINNING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˈɡrɪn.ɪŋ / us / ˈɡrɪn.ɪŋ / Add to word list. having a wide smile: We looked from one grinning face to another. He played the role of the chatty, grinning leader. Fewer examples. He looked up and found himself staring into the other man's grinning face. It was a balloon with a big, grinning face on the side.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grinningGrinning Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of GRIN is to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter; broadly : smile. How to use grin in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    verb [ I ] uk / ɡrɪn / us / ɡrɪn / -nn- C2. to smile a wide smile: grin at He grinned at me from the doorway. What are you grinning about? More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. grin and bear it. (Definition of grin from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRINNING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective [ before noun ] us / ˈɡrɪn.ɪŋ / uk / ˈɡrɪn.ɪŋ / Add to word list. having a wide smile: We looked from one grinning face to another. He played the role of the chatty, grinning leader. Fewer examples. He looked up and found himself staring into the other man's grinning face. It was a balloon with a big, grinning face on the side.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › grinGRIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like. Synonyms: crack a smile, smirk, smile, beam. Antonyms: glare, frown. to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › grinningGrinning - definition of grinning by The Free Dictionary

    grinning - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. grin, smile, smiling. facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles. simper - a silly self-conscious smile.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb Word forms: grins, grinning, grinned. 1. to smile with the lips drawn back revealing the teeth or express (something) by such a smile. to grin a welcome. 2. (intransitive) to draw back the lips revealing the teeth, as in a snarl or grimace. 3. See grin and bear it. noun.