Usually shows pleasure or amusement

Usage examples of grinning.

Hrriss had said nothing but he was bowing and grinning his jaw off its hinges and Hu stepped aside, gesturing toward the alcove which constituted his home office and held the communications equipment.

Even though Alvin was announced as a blacksmith and any man with eyes could see the strength of his arms and hands, this grinning man just had to brace foot to foot against him and try to pull him down.

He let the grinning man work himself up into quite a temper of pulling and tugging and twisting and wrenching.

He squished down hard and the grinning man yelped and dropped to his knees and began to beg Alvin to give him back his hand.

Besides, that bear don't think of you as meat, or he wouldn't be grinning you.

Gleto added his blows to my painful back, grinning sadistically at my yelps.

The room was lit and I could see Ferrill grinning mischievously as he gave my foot one last brush.

Active assignment aids additional acoustics, he expanded the litany, grinning foolishly.

Hrrula, grinning from ear to ear in sheer delight, seemed to the saddle born, clinging like a vine to the back of his mare.

Shih,” Todd said, grinning, "Hrriss and I just thought of it ourselves!

He and Hrriss sat down in the same instant beside each other while a grinning Lon Adjei and Robin joined them.

Fair and square,” he said, grinning because it had been a close thing.

Lookin up from her desk, she nearly fell off her chair at th face grinning outside her window.

Kelly was grinning at him with a total lack of discretion, which gladdened his heart immensely, but at least Nrrna had cast her eyes down modestly despite Hiriss's attempts to make eye contact.

Think of how many more people would come to the Snake Hunts,” he added, grinning mischievously.