grin
grin
/ɡrɪn/
to smile widely
They grinned with delight when they heard our news.
Stop grinning and tell me what happened!
grin at somebody She grinned amiably at us.
grin something He grinned a wide grin.
He appeared in the doorway grinning broadly.
He just stood there, grinning like an idiot.
He just stood there, tongue-tied and grinning sheepishly.
He lay grinning impishly up at me.
He stopped eating to grin at me.
She grinned apologetically when she saw him.
She grinned to herself at the thought.
She looked at us, grinning from ear to ear.
She relaxed and grinned wickedly back at him.
They grinned with pleasure.
‘Don't be daft,’ he grinned.
Collocations
adverb
preposition
at
like
to
phrases
grin ear to ear
grin from ear to ear
Idioms
grin
/ɡrɪn/
a wide smile
She gave a broad grin.
a wry/sheepish grin
with a grin ‘No,’ he said with a grin.
A mischievous grin spread across the little girl's face.
Edmund looked up with an impish grin.
He forced a grin despite feeling angry.
He gave the photographer a big grin.
He grinned his adorable grin.
He had a cheeky grin.
Her grin turned into a frown.
Her lips started to form a slight grin.
His wry grin faded.
I wondered why Dad had a grin on his face.
I'll soon wipe that silly grin off her face.
She tried to stifle a grin.
The old man's face broke into a grin.
a grin at his wife
a grin of triumph
a grin tugging at the corners of his lips
Collocations
adjective
verb + grin
grin + verb
preposition
with a grin
grin at
grin of…
phrases
take the grin off your face
wipe the grin off your face
wipe the grin off somebody’s face
Idioms
Word Origin
Old English grennian ‘bare the teeth in pain or anger’, of Germanic origin; probably related to groan.