grinning

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/ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/

noun

The act or expression of one who grins.

“I’m grinning because someone told me a joke.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of grin

    I’m grinning because someone told me a joke.

noungrinning (countable and uncountable, plural grinnings)

plural grinnings

  1. countableuncountableThe act or expression of one who grins.

    The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.

    1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, History (essay in the Edinburgh Review)

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
smilesmilinggrin
Broader
facial expressionfacial gesture
Also see
grinsmilesmiling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grinning

winninginningpinningdinningbinningcyning
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Cite this entry
APA

grinning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grinning

MLA

“grinning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grinning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grinning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grinning.

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