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Synonyms for grinning

Most common

smiling smile

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act or expression of one who grins.

    The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.

Forms

Plural
grinnings → smilings, smiles…

Example sentences

  • smile Both of us began to smile almost at the same time.
  • smiling I looked at Tom and saw that he was still smiling.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
grinningrising
smilerising
smilingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
smile1
7 letters
smiling2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (smiling2 = 2 syllables).