NOUN | communication | grinning, smile, smiling, grin | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth |
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Sounds | grih'nihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. | |
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Synonyms | smile, smiling, grin | |
Narrower | simper | A silly self-conscious smile |
smirk | A smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure | |
Broader | facial expression, facial gesture | A gesture executed with the facial muscles |
Spanish | sonreír, sonrisa abierta, sonrisa | |
Catalan | somrís, somriure | |
Verbs | grin | to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl |
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