English-Spanish translations for grin

• sonreír
• sonrisa abierta
• sonrisa amplia

Definition of grin

• A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth
• To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth
• To express by grinning
• To show the teeth, like a snarling dog
• To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer
• A snare; a gin

Examples

• Why do you grin?  Did I say something funny?
• She grinned pleasure at his embarrassment
• He grinned a broad smile when I told him the result
• He grinned a cruel sneer when I begged him to stop

Related words

• grind
• grinder
• Montenegrin
• chagrin
• grinding
• meatgrinder
• grindstone
• angriness
• Tigrinya