grin

CEFRC1

/ɡɹɪn/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To smile widely, often showing your teeth.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To express by grinning.

Examples

  • And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

  • He gave his sudden, goblin like grin.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

  2. To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

More examples

In context

  • The more I spoke, the wider her grin became.

  • He grinned a broad smile when I told him the result.

  • Why do you grin? Did I say something funny?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He will blank with joy when he sees the surprise party.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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”)