(also girn ) / gɜːn; NAmE gɜːrn/ verb
[ v ] ( especially BrE ) to make a ridiculous or unpleasant face
► gurn·er / ˈgɜːnə(r); NAmE ˈgɜːrn-/ noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: dialect variant of grin .
(also girn ) / gɜːn; NAmE gɜːrn/ verb
[ v ] ( especially BrE ) to make a ridiculous or unpleasant face
► gurn·er / ˈgɜːnə(r); NAmE ˈgɜːrn-/ noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: dialect variant of grin .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005