# grinning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,694

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of grin

## Easily confused with
- **gunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinning-vs-gunning)
- **gripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinning-vs-gripping)
- **groaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinning-vs-groaning)
- **grunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinning-vs-grunting)
- **gaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaining-vs-grinning)
- **grinding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinding-vs-grinning)
- **granting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granting-vs-grinning)
- **grieving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grieving-vs-grinning)
- **grilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grilling-vs-grinning)
- **greening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-grinning)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggrinning`, `girnning`, `grining`, `grininng`, `grinnign`, `grinningg`, `grinninng`, `grinnnig`, `grnining`, `grrinning`, `rginning`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grinning