noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England. Northern-England

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of girn form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bemoancomplaingrouchlamentmoanpinch

Etymology

Metathesized form of grin.

Related phrases

light hearted

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