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girning

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. 1.To grimace; to snarl.
  2. 2.To whinge, moan, complain.
  3. 3.To make elaborate unnatural and distorted faces as a form of amusement or in a girning competition.

noun

  1. 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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