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verb-intransitive. To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.

v. To express with a grin: I grinned my approval.

n. The act of grinning.

n. The facial expression produced by grinning.

n. A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

v. To smile parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

n. A snare; a gin.

verb-intransitive. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.

verb-intransitive. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.

v. To express by grinning.

n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile.

To draw back the lips so as to show the teeth set nearly or quite together, as a snarling dog, or a person in pain or anger.

Hence To smile with a similar distortion of the features; exhibit derision, stupid admiration, embarrassment, or the like, by drawing back the lips from the teeth with a smiling expression.

To snarl with, as the teeth in grinning.

To effect by grinning.

n. The act of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; hence, a broad smile; especially, a forced, derisive, sardonic, or vacant smile.

n. A snare or trap which snaps and closes when a certain part is touched.

v. to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

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

"Ethan's cheeky grin put a smile on my face too! yargggh … looks like I won't make it before Christmas, but I can do this tag after, yea? since it's not totally seasonal … * grin*"

grinned    grinning    grins   

smile   

grimace    smile   

grinning    grinned   

grinned    grinning   

snare    gin    snarl   

Allin    Atkin    Begin    Berlin    Boleyn    Bryn    Chin    Finn    Flynn    Gwyn   

smile    laugh    grimace    gesture    gleam    nod    glance    sneer    whisper    humor