Thesaurus / grin
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Out of disguise, the masked outlaw who duels with a grin and woos with ardor, morphs into blasé upper-cruster Don Diego Vega, who suffers from overrefinement and chronic fatigue.
ZORRO AT 100: WHY THE ORIGINAL SWASHBUCKLER IS STILL THE QUINTESSENTIAL AMERICAN ACTION HEROMICHAEL SRAGOWJANUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOtherwise, I could watch the bonhomie—lots of backslapping and broad grins, like the first day of summer camp—from a distance.
VIRTUAL APPLE EVENTS JUST AREN’T THE SAMEADAM LASHINSKYOCTOBER 14, 2020FORTUNEWhen they close their mouths, they still have a toothy grin — their bottom teeth stick out and up.
LET’S LEARN ABOUT ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILESBETHANY BROOKSHIRESEPTEMBER 29, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSAll modern crocodilians are long, scaly animals with stumpy legs and toothy grins.
LET’S LEARN ABOUT ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILESBETHANY BROOKSHIRESEPTEMBER 29, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSO’Neal participates, sideways grin glued to his face, knowing he can’t possibly win.
KOBE BRYANT PUNCHED A TEAMMATE OVER $100, AND IT WASN’T SHAQJEFF PEARLMANSEPTEMBER 25, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThis gave the house a very cheerful appearance, as if it were constantly on a broad grin.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLThat embrace, that grin and that heart-born exclamation marked the entrance of the Pulsifer family into my life.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDBut he watched Grandfather Mole narrowly, with a grin on his face, to see what the old chap would do.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYWhen Tom Brown awoke, late in the day, he found Mafuta sitting at his feet with a broad grin on his dusky countenance.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNEI should say, replied Master Bates, with a grin, that he was uncommon sweet upon Betsy.
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENSWORDS RELATED TO GRIN
- affronting
- belittling
- burlesquing
- caricaturing
- cracking
- curling one's lip
- decrying
- deriding
- detracting
- disdaining
- disparaging
- dumping
- fleering
- flouting
- gibing
- girding
- giving Bronx cheer
- grinning
- holding in contempt
- holding up to ridicule
- insulting
- jeering
- jesting
- lampooning
- laughing at
- leering
- looking down on
- putting down
- quipping at
- rallying
- ranking out
- ridiculing
- satirizing
- scoffing
- scorning
- slamming
- slighting
- smiling
- sneezing at
- snickering
- sniff at
- swiping
- taunting
- travestying
- turning up one's nose
- twitting
- underrating
- affronts
- belittles
- burlesques
- caricatures
- cracks
- curls one's lip
- decries
- derides
- detracts
- disdains
- disparages
- dumps
- fleers
- flouts
- gibes
- girds
- gives Bronx cheer
- grins
- holds in contempt
- holds up to ridicule
- insults
- jeers
- jests
- lampoons
- laughs at
- leers
- looks down on
- puts down
- quips at
- rallies
- ranks out
- ridicules
- satirizes
- scoffs
- scorns
- slams
- slights
- smiles
- sneezes at
- snickers
- sniff at
- swipes
- taunts
- travesties
- turns up one's nose
- twits
- underrates
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