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grin

noun

1 grin

A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.

synonyms: grinning, smile, smiling.

Roget 838: rejoicing, exultation, triumph, jubilation, heyday, flush, revelling; merrymaking etc. (amusement) 840; jubilee etc. (celebration) ... show more

Roget 856: ridicule, derision; sardonic smile, sardonic grin; irrision; scoffing etc. (disrespect) 929; mockery, quiz, banter, irony, ... show more

Dutch: grijns, smuilen, lachen, glimlachen, lach, glimlach
Polish: uśmiech

verb

1 grin

To draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl.

Roget 840: amuse, entertain, divert, enliven; tickle the fancy; titillate, raise a smile, put in good humor; cause laughter, create laughter, occasion laughter, raise laughter, excite laughter, produce laughter, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: beam, bright smile, broad grin, crack a smile, ear-to-ear grin, gleaming smile, glowing smile, grinning, idiotic grin, sardonic grin, simper, smile, smile brightly, smiling, smirk, stupid grin, toothful grin.

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