grin

🇺🇸 /ɡrɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ɡrɪn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
verb
C1

to smile with a wide mouth

He gave a big grin when he saw the surprise.

noun
C1

a big smile showing teeth

Her happy grin made everyone smile too.

translation

v. to smile with a wide mouth
n. a big smile showing teeth

Word Forms

3rd Present grins
Past grinned
Perfect grinned
Progressive grinning
Plural grins