smiled; smiling
1
: to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
2
a
: to look or regard with amusement or ridicule
smiled at his own folly—
Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner
b
: to bestow approval
feeling that Heaven smiled on his labors—Sheila Rowlands
Sheila Rowlands
c
: to appear pleasant or agreeable
smiler
noun
1
: a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn
2
: a pleasant or encouraging appearance
Examples of smile in a Sentence
Verb
The photographer asked us to smile for the camera.
She smiled when she saw him.
Both parents smiled their approval.
Noun
He greeted me with a big smile.
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Elizabeth Endicott, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Apparently very relaxed and smiling , the couple appeared from the presidential box at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, as the prince is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, while the princess is the patron of the English Rugby Union.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
It can be applied to both the upper and lower lids, peeping the skin but avoiding the risk of exacerbating makeup’s creasing with each blink and smile.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Along the way, people honked, smiled, and stopped to chat.
—Elizabeth Endicott, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Apparently very relaxed and smiling , the couple appeared from the presidential box at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, as the prince is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, while the princess is the patron of the English Rugby Union.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
Lauren Burnham is looking back at her first trimester with a smile.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
It can be applied to both the upper and lower lids, peeping the skin but avoiding the risk of exacerbating makeup’s creasing with each blink and smile.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Smile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smile. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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smile
1 of 2 verb
smiled; smiling
1
: to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
2
a
: to look with amusement or ridicule
b
: to be fortunate or agreeable
the weather smiled on our plans
3
: to express by a smile
both parents smiled their approval
smiler
noun
smile
2 of 2 noun
: a change of facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward especially in expression of amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn
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