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grin

/ɡɹɪn/noun, verb1 syllable

Grin means: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.

Synonyms for grin3

noun, as in a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

smile, smiling, grinning

What does grin mean?2

noun

1

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

verb

1

to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grin?34

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All 34 rhymes for grin, grouped by syllable

Grin in a sentence

  • Matthew came running into the kitchen with a huge grin on his face.Amastan
  • Michael started playing the recorder with an evil grin.Amastan
  • He said it with a grin on his face.warrenbisch
  • He had a big grin on his face.CH
  • She had a big grin on her face.CH
  • He had a stupid grin on his face.CH
  • She had a stupid grin on her face.CH
  • We just have to grin and bear it.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of grin

as a noun

plural
grins

as a verb

past tense
grinned
present participle
grinning
third-person singular
grins
past participle
grinned