"grinning" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-grinning.ogg [US] Forms: grinnings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grinning (countable and uncountable, plural grinnings)
  1. The act or expression of one who grins. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grinning-en-noun-08O7HZA3

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-grinning.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} grinning
  1. present participle and gerund of grin Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grin
    Sense id: en-grinning-en-verb-~3C11vYV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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