verb
girn
Girn (verb) means to pull a face, or to snarl.
verb
1
To pull a face, or to snarl.
"At seventy-five or eighty I will be like a child myself, frail and cantankerous, a girning, burdensome old devil."
— Jessica Stirling, The Wind from the Hills (1999)
2
(informal) To complain or moan in a whiny way.
"And Jim was just girning all the time. I telled him to shut it."
— James Kelman, Kieron Smith (2008)
3
To make elaborate unnatural and distorted faces as a form of amusement or in a girning competition.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English gyrnen, formed by metathesis from grinnen, grennen. See also grin.
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of girn?
"girn" (verb) means to pull a face, or to snarl.
What are the different meanings of girn?
"girn" has 3 main meanings: 1. To pull a face, or to snarl; 2. (informal) To complain or moan in a whiny way; 3. To make elaborate unnatural and distorted faces as a form of amusement or in a girning competition.
