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grinnest

grinnest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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

Origin of grinnest

grin + -est

Questions about grinnest

What is grinnest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grinnest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of grin.

Words near grinnest in the dictionary

  1. grinned like a mule eating briars
  2. Grinnell
  3. Grinnells
  4. grinner
  5. grinners
  6. grinnest
  7. grinneth
  8. grinnie
  9. grinnies
  10. grinnin'
  11. grinning

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