Grinning

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grin \Grin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Grinning}.] [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina;
     akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine.
     [root]35. Cf. {Groan}.]
     1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.
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     2. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open
        the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to
        show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.
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              The pangs of death do make him grin.  --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grinning
       See {grin}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grin
       n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners
           of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile},
            {smiling}, {grinning}]
       v : to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile,
           grimace, or snarl
       [also: {grinning}, {grinned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grinning
       n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners
           of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile},
            {smiling}, {grin}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "grinning":
     banter, bantering, beam, booing, bright smile, broad grin,
     catcalling, chaffing, derision, derisive, derisory,
     ear-to-ear grin, fleering, flippancy, flippant, fooling,
     gleaming smile, glowing smile, grin, hissing, hooting,
     idiotic grin, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering, levity, mockery,
     mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, railing, raillery, rallying,
     razzing, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting, sardonic grin, scoffing,
     simper, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass,
     smartness, smile, smiling, smirk, smirking, sneering, snickering,
     sniggering, snorting, stupid grin, taunting, teasing,
     toothful grin, twitting