grin

 
Pronunciation: /grɪn/

verb (grins, grinning, grinned)

[no object]
  • smile broadly: Dennis appeared, grinning cheerfully
  • grimace grotesquely so as to reveal the teeth: (as adjective grinning) a grinning skull

noun

  • a broad smile: a silly grin

Phrases

grin and bear it

suffer pain or misfortune in a stoical manner: you’ll just have to grin and bear it

Derivatives

grinner

noun

grinningly

adverb

Origin:

Old English grennian 'bare the teeth in pain or anger', of Germanic origin; probably related to groan