grinned; grinning
: to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter
grinner
noun
plural grins
: a facial expression produced by grinning especially in pleasure or amusement
a happy grin
She grew into a nimble young girl of seven winters, a thoughtful girl with shining brown eyes and a wide grin …—
Louise Erdrich
Louise ErdrichI wanted to wipe the grin off his face [=make him stop smiling.]
Examples of grin in a Sentence
Verb
She continued to tease her brother, grinning wickedly.
grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
While guests at Trump’s Black History event whipped out their cell phones to take pictures of the president rubbing salt in our wounds, Woods just stood there with a grin as wide as the gulf between Black and white America, and said nothing.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The couple can be seen grinning and pressing their heads together in one photo, while another selfie shows the pair making funny faces for the camera.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The song sprung out of a feud between the two rappers and is a diss track explicitly calling out Drake, whom Lamar name-checked during the halftime show while grinning and looking directly at the camera.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
Laval has curly hair, a chipmunk grin, and a voice that gurgles with enthusiasm.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
While guests at Trump’s Black History event whipped out their cell phones to take pictures of the president rubbing salt in our wounds, Woods just stood there with a grin as wide as the gulf between Black and white America, and said nothing.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grin. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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grin
verb
grinned; grinning
: to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in laughter
grin
noun
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