Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grinning

/ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
grin-ning
IPA
/ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of grin

noun

The act or expression of one who grins.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

grinnings (plural)

Synonyms

smile smiling grin

Rhymes With

beginning winning spinning inning thinning pinning sinning binning dinning finning ginning cyning

Questions

How do you pronounce grinning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/.
What does grinning mean?
present participle and gerund of grin

How to pronounce grinning

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