grinsen

See also: Grinsen

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʁɪn.zn̩]
  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. to grin

Conjugation

Further reading

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