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Meanings of grin in English

Portuguese
riso
Catalan
somriure
Spanish
sonrisa
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A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.

riso
Usage of grin in English
1
He stared at me a good long time, then cracked a grin.
Walking dead
2
I grin in response, not really sure where we're going with this.
Fracture Me
3
The lips of the Vermonter parted in a kind of savage grin.
The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign
4
And she made an amiable grin at the reflection in the glass.
North of Fifty-Three
5
He did not see the covert grin of Wilbur in the background.
Riders of the Silences
6
It went right through that grin like sewer water through a grate.
The gunslinger
7
Well, there I lay; and I had to grin and bear it.
The Admirable Tinker / Child of the World
8
A grin came and went so quickly she thought she'd imagined it.
To catch a thief
9
Mr Cazalet is already my right arm. He gave a rueful grin.
The Only Victor
10
He wasn't a lover of yours?' said Joeyn with a cheeky grin.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
11
You could tell by Leroy's grin he knew exactly what it meant.
The Child Thief
12
I am learning it at school, Mohammadi said with a wide grin.
Reuters
13
The habitual gloom of the private secretary was lightened by a grin.
A Wasted Day
14
His lips worked in the effort to force a grin of derision.
The Rose in the Ring
15
There was no trace of the fighting grin in his face now.
The Golden Snare
16
The Chinaman showed two rows of white teeth in his expansive grin.
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Translations for grin
Spanish
sonrisa
Grin through the time
Grin across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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