English Explanatory Dictionary

grin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
verb
  1. To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
  2. To express by grinning.
  3. To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.
  4. To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.
noun
  1. A snare; a gin.

Pronunciation

grĭn /ɡɹɪn/ en-us-grin.ogg

Word forms

grin grins gren grinning grinned

Etymology

From Middle English grinnen, from Old English grennian, from Proto-West Germanic *grannjōn, from Proto-Germanic *granjōną. Related to groan. Compare to Middle High German grennen (“to mutter, complain”) and Danish grine (“to show one's teeth, to laugh”)

Related words

grimace smile midgen yarn

Derived words

shit-eating grin Chelsea grin coprophagous grin fish-eating grin grinsome grip-and-grin agrin grin and bear it grin from ear to ear grinfuck grin like a Cheshire cat grin like a mule eating briars grinner grinningly grinny grinworthy outgrin pickin' and grinnin' picking and grinning skin and grin
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