grin
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teethA smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
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» Both Tom and Mary are grinning.
І Том, і Мері обоє посміхаються. — deniko
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2 sensesA smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
Grinsen
усме́шкаusméška, ухмы́лкаuxmýlka
по́смішкаpósmiška, у́смішкаúsmiška
(obsolete)A snare; a gin.
- a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
Examples
165 sentencesBoth Tom and Mary are grinning.
І Том, і Мері обоє посміхаються. — deniko
Tom suppressed a grin.
Том стримав посмішку. — deniko
ruТом сдержал усмешку. — sharptoothed
deTom unterdrückte ein Grinsen. — raggione
Tom grinned at Mary.
Том посміхнувся Мері. — deniko
ruТом, глядя на Мэри, осклабился. — sharptoothed
Tom is grinning at Mary.
Том шкірить зуби до Мері. — deniko
Tom is grinning.
Том посміхається. — deniko
ruТом усмехается. — paul_lingvo
deTom grinst. — Felixjp
Translations
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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”)
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.
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