Grinning
/ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or expression of one who grins. countable, uncountable
"The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man."
- 2 a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of grin form-of, gerund, participle, present
"I’m grinning because someone told me a joke."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"She went out of her room grinning."