grienen

Meaning

to grin; to smirk (often maliciously)

Concepts

smile

😄

self-conscious

smirk

😏

Synonyms

grinsen

😁

schmunzeln

lächeln

😄

feixen

😏

lachen

😆

kichern

gackern

gickeln

gekünstelt lächeln

zynisch lächeln

schadenfreudiges Grinsen

affektiert lächeln

Translations

sorrir

😄

χαμογελώ

grimacer

minauder

sourire

😄

grimacer en montrant les dents

sourire d’un air affecté

grijnzen

sonreírse

sonreír con suficiencia

sırıtmak

😁

zorla gülümsemek

aptalca gülümsemek

yapmacık gülümsemek

pişmiş kelle gibi sırıtmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʁiːnən/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German grienen from Middle Low German grīnen, the Low German form of greinen “to sob, to weep”, which originally meant “to twist one′s mouth (either in joy or sadness)”.