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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.
        The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plain...
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        Spanish
        sonrisa
        Grin through the time
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        Common
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