grin

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɡɹɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #13007

Meanings

1

noun
A wide smile that shows the teeth.

A huge grin spread across his face when he won.
2

verb
To smile widely so that your teeth show.

She grinned happily as she opened the present.

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1 noun · a wide smile that shows the... smile

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Forms grinnedgrinninggrins

Derived forms agringrinfuckgrinnergrinninglygrinnygrinworthyoutgrin

Related forms grimace smile

Etymology

From Middle English grin, grinne, grine, from Old English grin (“snare, noose”), of uncertain origin, but probably from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *garni and *garnī (“intestine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *garniz, *garnō (“guts, intestine”). Related to English yarn.

grin Old English *garni Proto-West Germanic *garniz Proto-Germanic

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# grin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡɹɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 13007

## Meanings
1. A wide smile that shows the teeth.
2. To smile widely so that your teeth show.

## Examples
- A huge grin spread across his face when he won.
- She grinned happily as she opened the present.

## Derived Forms
- agrin
- grinfuck
- grinner
- grinningly
- grinny
- grinworthy
- outgrin

## Related Forms
- grimace
- smile

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: grin
- Root: *garni
- Root: *garniz

## Etymology
From Middle English grin, grinne, grine, from Old English grin (“snare, noose”), of uncertain origin, but probably from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *garni and *garnī (“intestine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *garniz, *garnō (“guts, intestine”). Related to English yarn.

## AI Etymology
Grin comes from Middle English grin, grinne, grine, from Old English grin (“snare, noose”), of uncertain origin, but probably from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *garni and *garnī (“intestine”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *garniz, *garnō (“guts, intestine”). Related to English yarn. In current use, the main senses are “A wide smile that shows the teeth” and “To smile widely so that your teeth show”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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