Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗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.
From Middle English grinnen, from Old English grennian, from Proto-West Germanic *grannjōn, from Proto-Germanic *granjōną. Related to groan. Compare to Middle High German grennen (“to mutter, complain”) and Danish grine (“to show one's teeth, to laugh”)
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