grin
To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teethTo smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
» Both Tom and Mary are grinning.
І Том, і Мері обоє посміхаються.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
Why do you grin? Did I say something funny?
grinsen
ухмыля́тьсяuxmyljátʹsja, ухмыльну́тьсяuxmylʹnútʹsja, усмеха́тьсяusmexátʹsja
to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
(transitive)To express by grinning.
She grinned pleasure at his embarrassment.
(dated, intransitive)To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.
(transitive)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.
Examples
165 sentencesBoth Tom and Mary are grinning.
І Том, і Мері обоє посміхаються.
Tom suppressed a grin.
Том стримав посмішку.
ruТом сдержал усмешку.
deTom unterdrückte ein Grinsen.
Tom grinned at Mary.
Том посміхнувся Мері.
ruТом, глядя на Мэри, осклабился.
Tom is grinning at Mary.
Том шкірить зуби до Мері.
Tom is grinning.
Том посміхається.
ruТом усмехается.
deTom grinst.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English grinnen, from Old English grennian, from Proto-West Germanic *grannjōnFrom 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”)
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Forms
grins, grinning, grinned, grinnedWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle