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grinneth

grinneth is the third-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 grinneth

grin + -eth

Questions about grinneth

What is grinneth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grinneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grin.

Words near grinneth in the dictionary

  1. Grinnell
  2. Grinnells
  3. grinner
  4. grinners
  5. grinnest
  6. grinneth
  7. grinnie
  8. grinnies
  9. grinnin'
  10. grinning
  11. grinning and bearing it

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