(-nn-) ~ (at sb) to smile widely:
[V] She grinned amiably at us. * They grinned with delight when they heard our news. * Stop grinning and tell me what happened! * He was grinning from ear to ear. * [VN] He grinned a welcome.
IDIOMS
grin and bear it (only used as an infinitive and in orders) to accept pain, disappointment or a difficult situation without complaining:
There's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to grin and bear it.
Part of speech: noun
a wide smile:
She gave a broad grin. * a wry / sheepish grin * 'No,' he said with a grin. * Take that grin off your face!
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Is grin a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, grin is tagged as verb.
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