gurn
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Early 20th century: dialect variant of grin.
Noun
gurn (plural gurns)
Translations
distorted facial expression
Verb
gurn (third-person singular simple present gurns, present participle gurning, simple past and past participle gurned)
Anagrams
Manx
Verb
gurn (verbal noun gurneil)
Mutation
Woiwurrung
Noun
gurn
- the front section of neck
References
- Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124