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- Dictionarygrinning/ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. smiling broadly: "she looked at Mick's grinning face"
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having a wide smile: We looked from one grinning face to another. He played the role of the chatty, grinning leader. Fewer examples. He looked up and found himself staring into the other man's grinning face. It was a balloon with a big, grinning face on the side. People have had enough of seeing her grinning face on the television.
3 days ago · Definitions of grinning. noun. a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. synonyms: grin, smile, smiling.
having a wide smile: We looked from one grinning face to another. He played the role of the chatty, grinning leader. He looked up and found himself staring into the other man's grinning face. It was a balloon with a big, grinning face on the side. People have had enough of seeing her grinning face on the television.
: 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. I wanted to wipe the grin off his face [=make him stop smiling.] Synonyms. Verb. beam. smile.
grinning - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. grin, smile, smiling. facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles. simper - a silly self-conscious smile.
to smile a wide smile: grin at He grinned at me from the doorway. What are you grinning about? More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. grin and bear it. (Definition of grin from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) grin | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ɡrɪn /
1. to smile with the lips drawn back revealing the teeth or express (something) by such a smile. to grin a welcome. 2. (intransitive) to draw back the lips revealing the teeth, as in a snarl or grimace. 3.
to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like. Synonyms: crack a smile, smirk, smile, beam. Antonyms: glare, frown. to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain. to show or be exposed through an opening, crevice, etc.
to show or be exposed through an opening, crevice, etc. v.t. to express or produce by grinning: The little boy grinned his approval of the gift. n. a broad smile. the act of producing a broad smile. the act of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth, as in anger or pain.
Grin definition: To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
