grin

[US]/ɡrɪn/
[UK]/ɡrɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. smile broadly, showing one's teeth
n. a broad smile showing one's teeth

Phrases & Collocations

a cheeky grin

a wide grin

crack a grin

forced grin

Example Sentences

a barrage of lickerish grins and dirty jokes.

his salacious grin faltered.

a puckish grin; puckish wit.

an unreserved grin of approval.

When I grin, the stitches tauten.

a careless grin; a careless wave of the hand.

A mischievous grin was among the child's many charms.

If the holiday is a disaster, you’ll just have to grin and bear it.

I’m going to wipe that grin off his face one day.

she turned her head, responded to his grin with a smile.

Dad's sly grin reflected the devilment that had returned to his eyes.

The grin of his friend discompose jack when he tried to make his speech.

I know she is joking because she has a big grin on her face.

How can you teach a child who just grins stupidly at you all day?

Winter: I have my own dignity. I dislike grining cheekily. I won't go. What you can do with me!

The grins of his friends discomposed Jack when he tried to make his speech.

A great tester shows up in a developer's office on a regular basis with a big grin eager to show off the latest nifty keen horridly awful bug that the tester found in the developer's code.

As experienced by the dissimulator, the burden of effort may range from grin-and-bear-it at the easiest, through lip biting and muttering, to teeth-grinding determination at the most difficult.

Real-world Examples

Some people struggle to distinguish a perfunctory grin from a truly happy smile.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2020 Compilation

In fact, I didn't know that cats could grin.

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

I grin at thee, thou grinning whale!

Source: Moby-Dick

Please would you tell me why your cat grins like that?

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

There was a big grin on his face.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Yes, you really can't just grin and " bear" it.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

Yes, eventually, with a big, dopey grin on your face.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

Crocs flash a toothy grin, even when their mouths are shut.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

" Why? " The Provost turned towards him a still broadly grinning face.

Source: Brave New World

Yeah. I wanna know who's putting that dopey grin on your face.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

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