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gurn

/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
gurn
IPA
/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distorted facial expression; grimace.

British usage

verb

To make a grotesque or funny face; to grimace.

British usage

Etymology

Early 20th century: dialect variant of grin.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

gurns (plural) girn (alternative) gurns (present, singular) gurning (participle, present) gurned (participle, past) gurned (past)

Derived Forms

gurner

Homonyms

gern girn

Questions

How do you pronounce gurn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/.
What does gurn mean?
A distorted facial expression; grimace.
Where does gurn come from?
Early 20th century: dialect variant of grin.

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