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grin

/ɡrɪn/verb

उच्चारण ग्रिन

खीसें निपोरना, मुस्कुराना

Basic word

verbgrinning, grinned
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    [I]

    to smile widely

    खीसें निपोरना, मुस्कुराना

    • He grinned at me.
    • The boy grinned when he saw the cake.
    • She grinned from ear to ear after hearing her result.
    + 1 more example
    • He grinned at his friends and waved.

    Synonyms smile beam smirk simper

    Opposite frown scowl glower

noun
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    [C]

    a wide smile

    चौड़ी मुस्कान

    • a big grin
    • He had a big grin on his face after the win.
    • She gave me a cheeky grin and ran off.
    + 1 more example
    • The grin disappeared when he saw the bill.

    Synonyms smile beam smirk

    Opposite frown scowl

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

grin (verb, intransitive)

To grin is to smile widely, showing your teeth, usually from amusement, pleasure or mischief.

Grin का अर्थ दाँत दिखाते हुए चौड़ा मुस्कराना है, प्रायः मज़े, खुशी या शरारत में।

  • Radhika grinned when she saw her result.
  • The boys grinned at each other behind the teacher's back.

grin at sb/sth

Use at for the person or thing you smile towards.

जिस व्यक्ति या वस्तु की ओर मुस्कराया जाए, उसके लिए at का प्रयोग होता है।

  • He grinned at the camera and waved.

grin + from ear to ear / with delight

Fixed phrases show how wide the smile is and why it happens.

कुछ स्थिर वाक्यांश मुस्कान की चौड़ाई और उसका कारण बताते हैं।

  • She was grinning from ear to ear after winning the quiz.
  • The little girl grinned with delight.

grin and bear it

This fixed idiom means to accept an unpleasant situation without complaining.

यह स्थिर मुहावरा बिना शिकायत किए किसी अप्रिय स्थिति को सहन करने का अर्थ देता है।

  • The queue was long, but we just had to grin and bear it.
+Collocations 4

adjective + grin

broadwidecheekysheepishsillytoothy

  • He gave a sheepish grin when the teacher found him asleep.

verb + grin

giveflashwearbreak intocrack

  • The winner broke into a broad grin.

grin + adverb

happilyfoolishlymischievouslywidelyweakly

  • The boy grinned mischievously and hid the chalk.

grin + preposition

atwithfrom ear to earlike a Cheshire cat

  • Radhika grinned with relief when the exam ended.
“More examples 6
  • The captain grinned as the crowd chanted his name.

जब भीड़ उसका नाम पुकार रही थी तो कप्तान मुस्कराया।

  • A cheeky grin spread across his face.

उसके चेहरे पर एक शरारती मुस्कान फैल गई।

  • She answered the question with a grin.

उसने मुस्कराते हुए प्रश्न का उत्तर दिया।

  • The shopkeeper grinned and offered us extra jalebis.

दुकानदार ने मुस्कराकर हमें अतिरिक्त जलेबियाँ दीं।

  • The toddler's toothless grin made everyone laugh.

छोटे बच्चे की दाँत-विहीन मुस्कान से सब हँस पड़े।

  • Radhika grinned at the thought of the holidays.

छुट्टियों की सोच पर राधिका मुस्करा उठी।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He grinned on my joke.

✓ He grinned at my joke.

Grin takes at for the thing that amuses you.

जो बात हँसाए, उसके लिए grin के साथ at आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all show happiness on the face, but differ in size and sound.

ये सभी शब्द चेहरे की खुशी बताते हैं, पर उनके आकार और आवाज़ में अंतर है।

grin

A wide, silent smile that shows the teeth.

दाँत दिखाती चौड़ी, बिना आवाज़ की मुस्कान।

  • He grinned at the joke.

smile

The general, quiet expression of pleasure or friendliness.

खुशी या मित्रता का सामान्य, शांत भाव।

  • She smiled and said hello.

smirk

An unpleasant smile showing smugness or satisfaction at another's trouble.

अहंकार या दूसरे की परेशानी पर संतोष दिखाने वाली अप्रिय मुस्कान।

  • He smirked when his rival failed.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the smile words by type: smile (general), grin (a wide smile showing teeth), beam (a big happy smile), smirk (an unpleasant, self-satisfied smile), simper (a silly, shy smile), sneer (a smile showing no respect); and the opposite: frown, scowl, glower.

मुस्कान के शब्द प्रकार अनुसार याद रखिए: smile (सामान्य), grin (दाँत दिखाती चौड़ी मुस्कान), beam (बड़ी प्रसन्न मुस्कान), smirk (अप्रिय, आत्मसंतुष्ट मुस्कान), simper (मूर्खतापूर्ण, शर्मीली मुस्कान), sneer (अनादर दिखाती मुस्कान); और विपरीत: frown, scowl, glower (त्योरी चढ़ाना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Grin and bear it (accept something unpleasant without complaining), grin from ear to ear (smile very widely because you are very happy), wipe the grin off sb's face (make somebody stop feeling pleased).

Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: grin and bear it (बिना शिकायत अप्रिय चीज़ स्वीकारना, चुपचाप सह लेना), grin from ear to ear (बहुत प्रसन्न होकर बहुत चौड़ी मुस्कान), wipe the grin off sb's face (किसी की ख़ुशी छीन लेना)।