gurn

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/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/

noun

A distorted facial expression; grimace.

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Meanings

noungurn (plural gurns)

plural gurns · alternative girn

  1. UKA distorted facial expression; grimace.
verbgurn (third-person singular simple present gurns, present participle gurning, simple past and past participle gurned)

present singular third person gurns · participle present gurning · participle past gurned · past gurned · alternative girn

  1. UKTo make a grotesque or funny face; to grimace.

Origin

Early 20th century: dialect variant of grin.

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Translations

Dutch grimas
  • grimasdistorted facial expression
Finnish irvistys
  • irvistysdistorted facial expression
Polish grymas
  • grymasdistorted facial expression
Swedish grimas
  • grimasdistorted facial expression

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rung
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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