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How to pronounce grins

Say it like GRINZ. Grins is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡrɪnz/GRINZ
UK British/ɡrɪnz/GRINZ
  • GRINZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Grins pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. GRINZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of grins

American and British speakers say grins in essentially the same way: /ɡrɪnz/ in the US and /ɡrɪnz/ in the UK.

British respelling: GRINZ.

What does grins mean?

noun
  1. plural of grin How to pronounce grin
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grin How to pronounce grin

Questions about saying grins

How do you pronounce grins?

Say GRINZ. The American pronunciation is /ɡrɪnz/. In British English it is /ɡrɪnz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in grins?

Grins is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GRINZ.

Do Americans and Brits say grins the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡrɪnz/ and the British form is /ɡrɪnz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).