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grinsen

to grin

ˈɡ ʁ ɪ n z n̩
grins to grin + en Infinitive
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #33,698
to grin Usually means to smile broadly, sometimes in a silly or smug way.
GE: Er musste über den Witz grinsen.
EN: He had to grin at the joke.
Conjugation of grinsen
grinsen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — grinsen
Second grinst grinst
Third grinst grinsen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — grinsen
Third — grinsen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First grinste —
Third grinste —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First grinste —
Third grinste —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — grinst

Hör auf, wie ein Blödmann zu grinsen!

Stop grinning like an idiot!

Was grinsen Sie so?

What are you grinning about?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Du brauchst nicht grinsen, du Bastard.

You don't need to smirk, you bastard.

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Ich sitze da und muss plötzlich grinsen.

I'm sitting there and suddenly have to grin.

— PK - Andere Sterne, andere Sitten (2014)

Hör auf zu grinsen.

Stop grinning.

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Was gibt's zu grinsen?

What are you grinning about?

— Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (2001)

Hör auf, so blöd zu grinsen.

Stop grinning like an idiot.

— Der Hochstapler - Roofman (2025)