- a wide smile
- She gave a broad grin.
- a wry/sheepish grin
- with a grin ‘No,’ he said with a grin.
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec1- A mischievous grin spread across the little girl's face.
- Edmund looked up with an impish grin.
- He forced a grin despite feeling angry.
- He gave the photographer a big grin.
- He grinned his adorable grin.
- He had a cheeky grin.
- Her grin turned into a frown.
- Her lips started to form a slight grin.
- His wry grin faded.
- I wondered why Dad had a grin on his face.
- I'll soon wipe that silly grin off her face.
- She tried to stifle a grin.
- The old man's face broke into a grin.
- a grin at his wife
- a grin of triumph
- a grin tugging at the corners of his lips
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- broad
- Cheshire
- …
- have
- crack
- flash (somebody)
- …
- broaden
- grow
- grow broader
- …
- with a grin
- grin at
- grin of
- …
- take the grin off your face
- wipe the grin off your face
- wipe the grin off somebody’s face
- …
Word OriginOld English grennian ‘bare the teeth in pain or anger’, of Germanic origin; probably related to groan.
Idioms
See grin in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarywipe the grin/smile off your face
- (especially in orders) to stop smiling, especially because somebody else is annoyed and does not think the situation is funny
- Wipe that grin off your face and get back to work.
- Wipe that stupid smile off your face.
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