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Smiling

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Noun

1. grin, grinning, smile, smiling

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

Adjective

2. beamish, smiling, twinkly

smiling with happiness or optimism

Example Sentences:
'Come to my arms, my beamish boy!'
'a room of smiling faces'
'a round red twinkly Santa Claus'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smiling

see synonyms of smiling
noun
1. 
a facial expression characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth, usually showing amusement, friendliness, etc, but sometimes scorn, etc
2. 
favour or blessing
the smile of fortune
3. 
an agreeable appearance
verb
4. (intransitive)
to wear or assume a smile
5. (intransitive; foll by at)
a. 
to look (at) with a kindly or amused expression
b. 
to look derisively (at) instead of being annoyed
c. 
to bear (troubles, etc) patiently
6. (intr; foll by on or upon)
to show approval; bestow a blessing
7. (transitive)
to express by means of a smile
she smiled a welcome
8. (transitive; often foll by away)
to drive away or change by smiling
smile away one's tears
9.  come up smiling

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Smiling

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verb intransitiveWord forms: smiled or ˈsmiling
1. 
to have or take on a facial expression showing usually pleasure, amusement, affection, friendliness, etc., or, sometimes, irony, derision, etc. and characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and a sparkling of the eyes
2. 
to look (at, on, or upon someone) with a pleasant expression of this kind
3. 
to regard with favor or approval
with on or upon
4. 
to have a favorable, pleasing, or agreeable appearance
verb transitive
5. 
to express with a smile
6. 
to change or affect by smiling
noun
7. 
the act of smiling
8. 
the facial expression made in smiling
9. 
a favorable, pleasing, or agreeable appearance

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Smiling

see synonyms of smiling
n.
A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.
v. smiled, smil·ing, smiles
v.intr.
1. To have or form a smile.
2.
a. To look with favor or approval: Fortune smiled on our efforts.
b. To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity: We smiled at the bad weather and kept going.
v.tr.
To express with a smile: Grandmother smiled her consent.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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