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grinned

/ɡɹɪnd/

grinned is the simple past and past participle of grin.

Meaning of grin

Verb

grin (third-person singular simple present grins, present participle grinning, simple past and past participle grinned)

  1. (intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
    • Why do you grin? Did I say something funny?
  2. (transitive) To express by grinning.
    • She grinned pleasure at his embarrassment.
  3. (dated, intransitive) To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.
    • The pangs of death do make him grin.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  4. (transitive) To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.
    • He grinned a broad smile when I told him the result.

See all 6 meanings of grin

Phrases with grinned

Words that rhyme with grinned

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Questions about grinned

What is grinned the simple past and past participle of?
Grinned is the simple past and past participle of grin.
How do you pronounce grinned?
Grinned is pronounced /ɡɹɪnd/.

Words near grinned in the dictionary

  1. gringos
  2. gringostan
  3. gringsing
  4. Grinling
  5. Grinnall
  6. grinned
  7. grinned and bore it
  8. grinned and borne it
  9. grinned from ear to ear
  10. grinned like a mule eating briars
  11. Grinnell

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