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(Northern England) A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England..
Use girning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Girning means (Northern England) A light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use girning where its definition matches the intended context.
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