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grinnin'

grinnin' is the pronunciation spelling of grinning.

Meaning of grinning

Noun

grinning (countable and uncountable, plural grinnings)

  1. The act or expression of one who grins.
    • The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, History (essay in the Edinburgh Review)

Phrases with grinnin'

Questions about grinnin'

What is grinnin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Grinnin' is the pronunciation spelling of grinning.

Words near grinnin' in the dictionary

  1. grinners
  2. grinnest
  3. grinneth
  4. grinnie
  5. grinnies
  6. grinnin'
  7. grinning
  8. grinning and bearing it
  9. grinning from ear to ear
  10. grinning like a mule eating briars
  11. grinningly

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