Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

girning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: girn-ing
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

verb

present participle and gerund of girn

Etymology

Metathesized form of grin.

Inflected Forms

girnings (plural) gurning (alternative)

Questions

What does girning mean?: A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.
Where does girning come from?: Metathesized form of grin.

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