grin

Meanings

Noun

• A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
• A snare; a gin.

Verb

• To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
• To express by grinning.
• To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.
• To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.

Origin

• Before 1000 CE - From Middle English grinnen, from Old English grennian, of Germanic origin and probably related to groan. Compare to Old High German grennan ("to mutter") and Danish grine ("to show one's teeth, to laugh")
• From Old English grin