flin

• fline, flion, fliona, flinne, flithne

flin m (genitive singular fline, no plural)

1. sleet

See flina (“to grin”)

• Rhymes: -iːn

flin n

1. a (scornful, teasing, or silly) grin

   ett hånfullt flin

   a mocking grin

   ett retsamt flin

   a teasing grin

   ett fånigt flin

   a silly grin

   • 1989, Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson, “Jag mår illa [I feel sick]”, in 35-åringen [The 35-year-old]‎^[1], performed by Magnus Uggla:

     Jag sitter efter maten och läser bland citaten i raden utav skvallermagasin. Där vimlar vokalister, skådisar, artister, som älskar visa upp sitt fula flin.

     I'm sitting after dinner ["the food" – a meal, usually dinner] and reading among the quotes in the row [in the sense of range] of gossip magazines. There vocalists, actors, artists abound [would normally have an och (“and”) in Swedish as well], who love showing off their ugly grin.

Leende (“smile”) sounds better for "He had a big grin on his face" and the like, when of an ordinary big smile. See flina for some images.

• hånflin

• flina

• flin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• IPA^(key): /vliːn/

flin

1. soft mutation of blin