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verb

present tense third-person singular of grin
as in smiles
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool

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grins

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noun

plural of grin
as in frowns

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Recent Examples of grins
Verb
Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 Fatima grins, before rejoining the rest of the girls' team for one-on-one drills. — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 16 June 2026 Paul Anthony Kelly grins from ear to ear on a sunny day in New York City on May 26. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Wells, hidden in a tiny video-village setup inside one of the set’s curtained exam rooms, grins at the monitor and turns around to give Einesman a thumbs-up. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Jesus grins when asked which of the two pushes players harder in training. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 The suspect in a stabbing in Edinburgh, Scotland, grins out a window before his arrest, March 2, 2026. — Lindsay Quella, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 Ryan grins down, then kisses him. — Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026 This was an emotional and physical meat grinder of a contest, though the first-year Hornets mentor was all grins afterward. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grins
  1. smiles
  2. frowns
  3. laughs
  4. grimaces
Verb
  • Ervit Hernández Hernández, founder of Chima Cacao, smiles approvingly.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
  • That includes Hernandez, and otherwise nice man who smiles plenty but does not filter his words.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of smiles
Noun
  • Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • No smiles, no frowns, no fluctuations of body warmth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of frowns
Verb
  • The actress has been candid about them not clicking immediately, a story Lindez laughs about now.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When asked whether his dog has a favorite Bush song, Rossdale laughs before providing a humorous answer.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • Tommy is already a natural punk with his grimaces, British vocal inflections and wide-eyed expressions behind the drum kit.
    — Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Back at the team bus, the high fives and handshakes wore grimaces.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of grimaces

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“Grins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grins. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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