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gurn

/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/

gurn noun: a distorted facial expression; grimace.

Noun

gurn (plural gurns)

  1. (UK) A distorted facial expression; grimace.

Verb

gurn (third-person singular simple present gurns, present participle gurning, simple past and past participle gurned)

  1. (UK) To make a grotesque or funny face; to grimace.

Forms of gurn

Noun
pluralgurns
alternative formgirn
Verb
third-person singular presentgurns
present participlegurning
past participlegurned
pastgurned

Origin of gurn

Early 20th century: dialect variant of grin.

Words formed from gurn

Questions about gurn

What does gurn mean?
Gurn means a distorted facial expression; grimace.
What part of speech is gurn?
Gurn can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce gurn?
Gurn is pronounced /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/.
What is the plural of gurn?
The plural of gurn is gurns.

Words near gurn in the dictionary

  1. gurling
  2. gurls
  3. gurly
  4. Gurma
  5. Gurmukhi
  6. gurn
  7. Gurnah
  8. Gurnang
  9. gurnard
  10. gurnards
  11. gurned

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