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Grin Ear Grinned Noun ɡrɪn  Word Origin  Example

Front grin
Back grin
verb, noun
BrE /ɡrɪn/
NAmE /ɡrɪn/
verb
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(-nn-) [intransitive, transitive]
to smile widely

They grinned with delight when they heard our news.
Stop grinning and tell me what happened!
He was grinning from ear to ear.
~ at sb She grinned amiably at us.
~ sth He grinned a wide grin.

grin and ˈbear 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.
more at smile/grin/beam from ear to ear at ear
noun
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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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