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facial expression vs grinning

grinning vs facial expression

facial expression and grinning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
facial expression Yes No No No
grinning Yes No No No
As nouns, grinning is a hyponym of facial expression; that is, grinning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than facial expression:
  • facial expression: a gesture executed with the facial muscles
  • grinning: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
Other hyponyms of facial expression include emoticon, gape, face, grimace, frown, scowl, grin, smile, smiling, laugh, snarl, straight face, wink, wince.
facial expression (noun) grinning (noun)
the feelings expressed on a person's face a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
a gesture executed with the facial muscles
Difference between facial expression and grinning

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