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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(dialectal) To grimace; to snarl.
Origin: From , a metathesised form of grinnen, grennen. More at grin. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland, northern England) To whinge, moan, complain.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(intransitive) To make elaborate unnatural and distorted faces as a form of amusement or in a girning competition.
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