grin´ner

grin´ner
grin1 «grihn», verb, grinned, grin|ning, noun.
–v.i.
1. to smile broadly: »

He soon breaks training by thrusting a cigar into his toothy and perpetually grinning mouth (Wall Street Journal).

2. to draw back the lips and show the teeth in anger, pain, or scorn: »

The wolf grinned in an ugly way. A snarling dog grins.

–v.t.
to show, make, or express by smiling broadly: »

She grinned approval.

–n.
1. a broad smile: »

The happy new father wore a grin from ear to ear.

2. an act of showing the teeth in anger, pain, or scorn.
[Old English grennian]
grin´ner, noun.
grin´ning|ly, adverb.
grin2 «grihn», noun.
Dialect. a snare for catching birds or animals, made of cord, hair, wire, or the like, with a running noose.
[Old English grin]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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