Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To grimace; to snarl. · To whinge, moan, complain. · To make elaborate unnatural and distorted faces as a form of amusement or in a girning competition.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA vocalization similar to a cat's purring.
From Middle English gyrnen, a metathesised form of grinnen, grennen. More at grin.
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- Inherited-form mentiongyrnenenm
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