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[ verb ] to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)See , he 's already snapping it up , the dumb jerk * * h Coughlin grinned , feeling supremely on_top_of things * * h He watched the snow once_again . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)`` Scared the hell out of him '' , Kahler grinned . Both grinned at the detective . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Michelangelo grinned . |
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[ noun ] a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
Used in print (The New York Times,...)`` I knew it all_along '' , confessed Arnold with a grin , `` but I just happened to think how much nicer it would be to drop one way up there '' . Related terms |
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