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grin
adjectives
a big/huge etc grin
• He walked towards me with a big grin.
a wide/broad grin
• ‘It was great!’ she shouted, with a wide grin.
a toothy grin
(= one that shows your teeth a lot )
• The man gave a large toothy grin.
a mischievous grin
• 'Let's play a trick on her’ he suggested with a mischievous grin.
a silly grin
• ‘Wipe that silly grin off your face!’ the teacher shouted.
a friendly grin
• Sam greeted her with a friendly grin.
a delighted grin
• ‘I've managed to fix it!’ she said, with a delighted grin.
a sheepish grin
(= an embarrassed grin because you have done something silly or wrong )
• "Sorry", he said with a sheepish grin.
a sly grin
• A sly grin crossed his face.
verbs
give a grin
• Bill read the letter and gave a sudden grin.
break/split into a grin
• The old man’s face broke into a grin.
flash somebody a grin
(= smile quickly at someone )
• Flashing me a grin over her shoulder, she got into the car.
a grin spreads
(= a wide smile covers someone's face )
• A self-satisfied grin spread across his face.
a grin widens
(= someone starts smiling even more )
• Marcus's amused grin widened.
phrases
a grin on sb’s face
• He looked at Sarah, a big grin on his face.
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verb ADV. broadly, widely He appeared in the doorway grinning broadly. | weakly | crookedly | cheerfully, happily | amiably | cheekily, impishly, mischievously | triumphantly | inanely | sheepishly He just stood there, tongue-tied and grinning sheepishly. | apologetically, ruefully, wryly She grinned apologetically when she saw him. | unrepentantly | conspiratorially | wickedly | maliciously, wolfishly | sourly | back, down, up She relaxed and grinned wickedly back at him. He lay grinning impishly up at me. PREP. at He stopped eating to grin at me. | to She grinned to herself at the thought. | with They grinned with pleasure. PHRASES grin from ear to ear She looked at us, grinning from ear to ear., noun ADJ. big, broad, huge, large, wide | faint, feeble | friendly, sympathetic | infectious | lazy | fatuous, foolish, goofy, silly | boyish, cheeky, impish, mischievous, sly Edmund looked up with an impish grin. | bashful, sheepish | sickly | rueful, sardonic, wry | self-deprecatory, self-mocking | knowing | insane, manic | grim, humourless, mirthless | evil, ferocious, hideous, wicked, wolfish | crooked, lopsided | gap-toothed, toothless, toothy VERB + GRIN crack, force, give (sb) He gave the photographer a big grin. | break into, split into The old man's face broke into a grin. | hide, restrain, stifle She tried to stifle a grin. GRIN + VERB broaden, grow broader/wider, widen | appear, spread across/over sth A mischievous grin spread across the little girl's face. | disappear, fade His wry grin faded. PREP. with a ~ ‘Fooled you!’ he said, with a cheeky grin. | ~ at a grin at his wife | ~ of a grin of triumph PHRASES take/wipe the grin off your face Take that grin off your face! | wipe the grin off sb's face I'll soon wipe that silly grin off her face.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary