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Girning vs Ginning - What's the difference?

girning | ginning |

As nouns the difference between girning and ginning

is that girning is a light-hearted competition in which people girn (make elaborate faces) through a horse collar; most popular in rural parts of England while ginning is the act of removing seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.

As a verb ginning is

present participle of lang=en.

girning

English

(Gurn)

Alternative forms

* gurning

Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * girn verb

    Anagrams

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    ginning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of removing seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.