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girn

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girn  (gûrn)
intr.v. girned, girn·ing, girns Scots
1. To complain in a whining voice.
2. To contort one's face; grimace.
[Middle English girnen, variant of grinnen, grennan; see grin.]
girn n.
girn [gərn gɜːn]
vb (intr) Scot and northern English dialect
1. to snarl
2. to grimace; pull grotesque faces
3. to complain fretfully or peevishly
[a variant of grin]


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