girning

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noun

A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

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Meanings

noungirning (plural girnings)

plural girnings · alternative gurning

  1. Northern EnglandA light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.
verb

alternative gurning

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of girn

Origin

Metathesized form of grin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ringing
Cite this entry
APA

girning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girning

MLA

“girning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girning.

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