smile
verb (used without object)
to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.
am smiling
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present progressiveof smile (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am smiling because I live for him now," she told me.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2022
You know, you may be onto something because I am smiling all the time, man.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2021
Even on bad days, he added, “I am smiling more than usually, more genuinely, and more since being sick, I think.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
I am holding you, bathing you, I am smiling, I look smitten.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2017
“You cannot tell it,” he said then, “because I wear a cape and mask. But I am smiling now.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
