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smiling

smiling

2 1.0
Having a smile that shows happiness or friendliness
  • adjective
  • /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
translation icon : sonriente
  • I love that she's smiling in every single photo.
  • smiling face

Examples

  • It's so good to see you smiling at me.

  • I looked down at the floor and saw my wife's smiling face staring back.

  • First she is smiling and then she is not.

  • I am happy to be here, smiling, waving, breathing on my own.

  • Smiling, happy, Rose glances around.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Smiling, upbeat, and confident, he was.

    Blog text (13)
  • When I see you and you're smiling, how my heart aches.

  • Smiling and soft-spoken girls, looking just out of college, circulated quietly, offering lemonade.

    Blog text (4)
  • Smiling charmers passed around silver platters of cookies and herbal what-nots.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Her face was smiling with joy as she received the award.

Synonyms

happy
vssmiling
1.0

Feeling pleased and content

is a facial expression that shows that inner pleasure outwardly
glad
vssmiling
1.0

Feeling pleased or happy about something

is a facial expression rather than just a private feeling
cheerful
vssmiling
111 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

is specifically a facial expression, not the broader attitude or actions
jubilant
vssmiling
15 5.0

Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event

is a facial expression that is milder and less event driven
twinkly
vssmiling
4 4.4

Showing bright, friendly eyes or a warm smile

is a facial expression that may be less sparkling
beamish
vssmiling
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Smiling brightly because you feel happy

is a facial expression that is more general and everyday
gladsome
vssmiling
  • Archaic
1 9.0

Feeling happy and cheerful

is a facial expression rather than only an internal feeling
beaming
vssmiling
2.5

Smiling very widely and looking clearly happy

is a facial expression showing happiness but less broad and radiant

Antonyms

463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

14 3.6

Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment

1.0

Showing dislike or anger with a wrinkled forehead

How Cheerful

beaming
2.5
radiant
64 4.1
smiling
2 1.0

Surface Forms

smiling positive

Morphology

smiling = smile (transparent) = smile + ing

Adjectival use is the standard participial extension of the verb 'smile' with -ing, meaning 'having or showing a smile'.

Etymology

The word smiling comes from the same old verb smile, meaning 'to show pleasure with your face'. So used as an adjective, smiling means having a smile and looking happy or friendly.