See also: Grinsen

German

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Etymology

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Intensive form of Middle High German grinnen, probably ultimately from the root of greinen (to moan, whine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʁɪn.zn̩]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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grinsen (weak, third-person singular present grinst, past tense grinste, past participle gegrinst, auxiliary haben)

  1. to grin

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • grinsen” in Duden online
  • grinsen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • grinsen” in OpenThesaurus.de