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to grin
01
to smile widely in a way that displays the teeth
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
grin
3rd person singular
grins
present participle
grinning
past simple
grinned
past participle
grinned
Examples
He could n't contain his excitement and began to grin from ear to ear.
Grin
01
a broad smile that reveals the teeth
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
grins
Examples
He greeted us with a wide grin on his face.
Lexical Tree
grinner
grinning
grin
