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.
smiling
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present participleof smile.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
smile.
smileverb (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.
Example Sentences
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“Despite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many where we’re smiling, Kim Jong Un and I get along GREAT!” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Barreto said one of those arrested, a 14-year-old boy, was "smiling as if he had just beaten a level in a game."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the video the couple are holding hands on a red carpet and smiling while romantic music plays in the background.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I was going and playing Ed Gein all day and then going back to my suite at the Four Seasons Hotel at night and playing with kittens for four hours,” he says smiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
He sat back in his chair, smiling apologetically from across the vast reaches of his desk.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
