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1. (v.i.) grin
to smile broadly, esp. as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
2. grin
to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain.
3. (v.t.) grin
to express by grinning.
4. (n.) grin
a broad smile.
5. grin
the act of producing a broad smile.
6. grin
the act of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth, as in anger or pain.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; OE grennian; c. OHG grennan to mutter)
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| Definition of 'GRIN' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) smile, smiling, grin, grinning
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
2. (verb) grin
to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
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1. (verb) grin
to smile broadly
She grinned at him.
2. grin
grin and bear it
to tolerate sth difficult or unpleasant
I just have to grin and bear my cousin's visit.
3. (noun) grin
a broad smile
a wide/broad grin
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| Definition of 'GRIN' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) GRIN
a snare; a gin
2. (noun) GRIN
the act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile
3. (verb) GRIN
to show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl
4. (verb) GRIN
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
5. (verb) GRIN
to express by grinning
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Sense: to smile broadly
The children grinned happily for the photographer.
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 Afrikaans: glimlag |
 Arabic: يَبْتَسِم إبْتِسامَه عَري |
 Bulgarian: хиля се |
 Brazilian: sorrir |
 Czech: zubit se |
 German: grinsen |
 Danish: grine |
 Greek: χαμογελώ πλατιά |
 Spanish: sonreír abiertamente, son |
 Estonian: laialt naeratama |
 Farsi: لبخند زدن |
 Finnish: hymyillä |
 French: sourire d'une oreilleà l' |
 Hebrew: לְחַייֵך חִיוּך רָחָב |
 Hindi: दांत दिखाते हुए मुस्कुरान |
 Croatian: nasmiješiti se |
 Hungarian: vigyorog |
 Indonesian: tersenyum lebar |
 Icelandic: (skæl)brosa |
 Italian: sogghignare |
 Japanese: にやりと笑う |
 Korean: 밝게 생긋 웃다 |
 Lithuanian: išsišiepti |
 Latvian: plati smaidīt |
 Malay: senyum lebar |
 Dutch: grijnzen |
 Norwegian: glise, flire |
 Polish: szczerzyć się |
 Persian: لبخند زدن |
 Pashto: مسل: مسكېدل: پسخندوهل |
 Portuguese: sorrir |
 Romanian: a zâmbi cu gura până la u |
 Russian: широко улыбаться |
 Slovak: smiať sa (tak, že vidieť |
 Slovenian: režati se |
 Serbian: ceriti se |
 Swedish: flina, grina |
 Thai: ยิ้มยิงฟัน |
 Turkish: gülümsemek, sırıtmak |
 Taiwanese: 咧嘴笑 |
 Ukrainian: шкірити зуби |
 Urdu: دانت نکال کر ہنسنا |
 Vietnamese: cười toe toét |
 Chinese: 咧嘴笑 |
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