smile, smiling, grin, grinning
(noun) a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
grin
(verb) to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grinning
present participle of grin
grinning (countable and uncountable, plural grinnings)
The act or expression of one who grins.
Source: Wiktionary
Grin, n. Etym: [AS. grin.]
Definition: A snare; a gin. [Obs.] Like a bird that hasteth to his grin. Remedy of Love.
Grin, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Grinning.] Etym: [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina; akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine. Groan.]
1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to shsrl.
2. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, acorn, or pain. The pangs of death do make him grin. Shak.
Grin, v. t.
Definition: To express by grinning. Grinned horrible a ghastly smile.Milton.
Grin, n.
Definition: The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or smeering smile. I.Watts. He showed twenty teeth at a grin. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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