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grinner

grinner is the agent noun of grin.

Meaning of grin

Noun (1)

grin (plural grins)

  1. A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
    • When the ceremony was finished a wide grin broke across his face, and it was that grin she saw, relieved and happy all at once.1997, Linda Howard, Son of the Morning, Simon & Schuster, page 364

Noun (2)

grin (plural grins)

  1. (obsolete) A snare; a gin.

See all 6 meanings of grin

Forms of grinner

pluralgrinners

Origin of grinner

From Middle English grennare; equivalent to grin + -er.

Questions about grinner

What is grinner the agent noun of?
Grinner is the agent noun of grin.

Words near grinner in the dictionary

  1. grinned and borne it
  2. grinned from ear to ear
  3. grinned like a mule eating briars
  4. Grinnell
  5. Grinnells
  6. grinner
  7. grinners
  8. grinnest
  9. grinneth
  10. grinnie
  11. grinnies

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