girn

v. & n.<苏格兰>咆哮,吼叫

发音

其它 /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/

词形变化

girns 复数 girned girning girns 三单 girns girning 现在分词 girned 过去式 girned 过去分词

别名

gurn gurne

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A vocalization similar to a cat's purring.

v.
  1. 1.

    To grimace; to snarl.

    方言
  2. 2.

    To whinge, moan, complain.

    苏格兰
  3. 3.

    To make elaborate unnatural and distorted faces as a form of amusement or in a girning competition.

    不及物

词源

From Middle English gyrnen, a metathesised form of grinnen, grennen. More at grin.

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