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Definition of Grinning
1. Noun. A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.
Generic synonyms: Facial Expression, Facial Gesture
Specialized synonyms: Simper, Smirk
Derivative terms: Grin, Grin, Smile, Smile, Smile, Smiling
Definition of Grinning
1. Verb. (present participle of grin) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grinning
1. grin [v] - See also: grin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grinning
Literary usage of Grinning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1849)
"... to eternal torment, and, amidst great grinning, cast it into the deep and
fiery furnace, which was at the feet of the devil who was weighing. ..."
2. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Roger, Matthew Paris (1849)
"... father and mother for having begot it, to eternal torment, and, amidst great
grinning, cast it into the deep and fiery furnace, which was at the feet of ..."
3. Addison: Selections from Addison's Papers Contributed to the Spectator by Joseph Addison, Thomas Arnold (1894)
"... better in the roughness of the High- Dutch than it would in a politer tongue.—C.
No. 173. On grinning ; description of a grinning match ; reflections. ..."
4. Spectator (The)by Richard Steele, Joseph Addison by Richard Steele, Joseph Addison (1836)
"... and had it not , thai he had before, and very time ol > of grinning |ras not
to be «fore ordered |on a cobbler, I several new This paper might perhaps ..."
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