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SMILING
beamish, smiling, twinkly
(adjective) smiling with happiness or optimism; “Come to my arms, my beamish boy!”- Lewis Carroll; “a room of smiling faces”; “a round red twinkly Santa Claus”
smile, smiling, grin, grinning
(noun) a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
smiling (comparative more smiling, superlative most smiling)
That smiles or has a smile.
Antonyms
• unsmiling
Noun
smiling (countable and uncountable, plural smilings)
The action of the verb to smile.
Verb
smiling
present participle of smile
Anagrams
• Limings, Lingism, limings, milsing, misling, sliming
Source: Wiktionary
SMILE
Smile, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling.] Etym: [OE. smilen; akin to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker. sq. root173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently. He doth nothing but frown . . . He hears merry tales and smiles not. Shak. She led to see the doughty hero slain. Pope. When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled. Byron.
2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer. 'T was what I said to Craggs and Child, Who praised my modesty, and smiled. Pope.
3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smilimg plenty. The desert smiled, And paradise was opened in the wild. Pope.
4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
Smile, v. t.
1. To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.
2. To affect in a certain way with a smile. [R.] And sharply smile prevailing folly dead. Young.
Smile, n. Etym: [CF. Dan. smiil, Sw. smil. See Smile, v. i.]
1. The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown. Sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow. Milton.
2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.
3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence. "The smile of heaven." Shak.
4. Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring. The brightness of their [the flowers'] smile was gone. Bryant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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