Third-person singular simple present indicative form of girn

(dialectal) To grimace; to snarl. / (Scotland, Northern England) To whinge, moan, complain.

A vocalization similar to a cat's purring.

(Northern England) A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England.

present participle of girn

simple past tense and past participle of girn

plural of girning