grin playfully

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

To smile widely in a light-hearted or mischievous way.

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Examples (10)

  • He would often grin playfully when he was about to tell a joke.
  • She tried to look serious, but couldn't help but playfully grin at his antics.
  • The child playfully grinned at his mother after hiding her keys.
  • Even in a formal setting, his eyes would crinkle as he began to grin playfully.
  • With a mischievous look, he grinned playfully, hinting at a secret.
  • The puppy seemed to playfully grin as it chased its tail around the yard.
  • "Gotcha!" she said, with a playfully grinning expression.
  • He was known to grin playfully whenever he managed to trick someone.
  • After winning the game, she couldn't resist a playfully grinning glance at her opponent.
  • The teacher grinned playfully as the students tried to guess the answer to the riddle.