"girning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: girnings [plural]
Etymology: Metathesized form of grin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} girning (plural girnings)
  1. (Northern England) A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England. Tags: Northern-England Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-girning-en-noun-1FKdtZFq Disambiguation of Games: 84 16 Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gurning

Verb

Etymology: Metathesized form of grin. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} girning
  1. present participle and gerund of girn Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: girn
    Sense id: en-girning-en-verb-Xrgpa3tZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gurning

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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