girn C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/ UK /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb To grimace; to snarl. The angry dog began to girn at the stranger. Thesaurus Word family Forms girnedgirning Etymology From Middle English gyrnen, a metathesised form of grinnen, grennen. More at grin. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # girn **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/ ## Meanings 1. To grimace; to snarl. ## Examples - The angry dog began to girn at the stranger. ## Etymology From Middle English gyrnen, a metathesised form of grinnen, grennen. More at grin. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown