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grinning adjective [ ˈɡrɪnɪŋ ]

• smiling broadly.
• "she looked at Mick's grinning face"

grin verb

• smile broadly.
• "Dennis appeared, grinning cheerfully"
Similar: smile, smile broadly, beam, grin from ear to ear, smile from ear to ear, grin like a Cheshire cat, smirk, be all smiles,
Opposite: frown, scowl,
Origin: Old English grennian ‘bare the teeth in pain or anger’, of Germanic origin; probably related to groan.


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