grin

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

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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Synonyms

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

Word family

Forms grinnedgrinninggrins

Derived forms agringrinfuckgrinnergrinninglygrinnygrinworthyoutgrin

Related forms grimace smile

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Idioms (1)

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grin and bear it
to put up with something unpleasant while suppressing complaints and maintaining a smile

Simplified etymology

Grin belongs to English’s Old English Germanic inheritance and originally meant “to bare the teeth in pain or anger.” From the late 15th century it gradually broadened from forced or foolish-looking smiles to the cheerful broad smile now usually meant; groan is related.

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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General Vocabulary

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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
- General Vocabulary

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