gurning

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A form of girning — 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

noungurning (plural gurnings)

plural gurnings

  1. Northern EnglandalternativeAlternative spelling of girning.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gurn

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gungnir
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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