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girning

verb

Meaning

  1. To grimace; to snarl.
  2. To whinge, moan, complain.
  3. To make elaborate unnatural and distorted faces as a form of amusement or in a girning competition.
  4. A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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