grinned
SayGRIND/ɡɹɪnd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of grin.
The boy grinned widely after winning the spelling contest.
They had grinned at each other across the table all evening.
Note
One spelling does double duty: the simple past (she grinned) and, after have, the past participle (they had grinned). The final n doubles before -ed. It can also take an object, meaning to express something by grinning, as in he grinned his approval. In dated use it meant baring the teeth like a snarling dog, so in older writing a grin may signal menace rather than pleasure.
grinned is a form of grin
grin, verb: To smile broadly, parting the lips so that the teeth become visible. Full entry
- Spelling
- grin → grinned: double the n, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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