Complete Definition of "girning"

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English

Alternative spellings
gurning

Etymology
Metathesized form of grin

Noun
girning

  1. Northern England A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

Related terms
girn verb

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