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. — deniko
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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. — 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
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
9 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