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Raregirning
The correct spelling is girning.
How to pronounce girning
verb
Say it like: Jir-nin-g
The correct spelling is girning. To grimace; to snarl.
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Meanings
verb
- 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.
noun
- 1.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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