grinning

Speech parts

1. grinning - Noun

2. grinning - Verb

Derived from grin

Meaning

of Grin

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

smile smiling grin merry jolly blithe content beam happy satisfied blessed sunny delighted glowing laughing
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Antonyms

moody down low blue crestfallen angry
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Hypernyms

facial expression facial gesture

Hyponyms

simper smirk

Phrases with the word

grinning like a cheshire cat grinning from ear to ear grinning like a shot fox grinning foolishly

Examples

Verily the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral. Kahlil Gibran

Whenever I see a photograph of some sportsman grinning over his kill, I am always impressed by the striking moral and esthetic superiority of the dead animal to the live one. Edward Abbey

You got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down, you just stood there grinning. Bob Dylan

Melancholy sees the worst of things, things as they may be, and not as they are. It looks upon a beautiful face, and sees but a grinning skull. Christian Nestell Bovee

Will spread his arms wide. On his knees, grinning like a demon, blood dripping from his mouth, he barely looked human himself. "Come and get me. Cassandra Clare

Red held me at arm's length, grinning. "Welcome to the family, Half Moon,” he said. Eoin Colfer

Close letter words and terms

grinned Grinnell grinner grinning foolishly grinning from ear to ear grinning like a cheshire cat