beaming
Americanadjective
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radiant; bright.
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smiling brightly; cheerful.
Other Word Forms
- beamingly adverb
- unbeaming adjective
Etymology
Origin of beaming
Example Sentences
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I was beaming at the salesclerk and the pretty lady, proud that I was able to share a few bits of current events.
From Literature
"Today people have two aspirations - a car and a house. In the future they'll have three aspirations - a car and house and a robot," she says with a beaming smile.
From BBC
Ellie is beaming as she talks from her home in Essex about the phone call she had dreamed about for years.
From BBC
Violet Sease, the beaming retiree who has taken Oliver’s place at the ticket booth for Sunday night’s screening, has lived in Hebron for 50 years and seen the changes firsthand.
From Salon
The third phase, coming later, is the goal of space-based solar power beaming to Earth.
From MarketWatch
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