ADJECTIVE | all | smiling, beamish, twinkly | smiling with happiness or optimism |
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NOUN | communication | smiling, smile, grin, grinning | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth |
Sounds | smay'lihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | smiling with happiness or optimism. | |
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Example | "a room of smiling faces" | |
Synonyms | beamish, twinkly | |
Broader | cheerful | Full of or promoting cheer |
Spanish | risueño, sonriente | |
Catalan | somrient | |
Nouns | smiling | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth |
Meaning | A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement. | |
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Synonyms | smile, grin, grinning | |
Narrower | simper | A silly self-conscious smile |
smirk | A smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure | |
Broader | facial expression, facial gesture | A gesture executed with the facial muscles |
Spanish | sonreír, sonrisa abierta, sonrisa | |
Catalan | somrís, somriure | |
Adjectives | smiling | smiling with happiness or optimism |
Verbs | smile | change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure |
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