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grin

/ɡˈɹɪn/GRIN
/ɡˈɹɪn/GRIN

Meaningsnarling, showing teeth

Common meaning: to show the teeth

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgrennian‘to grin’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgrennensource
  3. Englishgrin‘to show the teeth’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English grennian ‘snarling, showing teeth’.

Roots

  • grennian Old English “snarling, showing teeth”

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