smiling

[US]/'smailiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing a happy expression; cheerful

Phrases & Collocations

wearing a smile

smiling face

keep smiling

smiling service

Example Sentences

she was smiling broadly.

Daisy was smiling sweetly at him.

smiling and gracious in defeat.

she was smiling with patent insincerity.

smiling groves and terraces.

I could not forbear smiling.

A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Isabel kept smiling apropos of nothing.

she had to do a lot of smiling in her business.

it seemed Lady Luck was still smiling on them.

she's not drunk, but still smiling in the same moony way.

a murderous heart under a smiling exterior

indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking.

He always presents a smiling front to the world.

He always presents a calm smiling face.

She was regarding me with smiling eyes.

He was smiling all over his face.

Real-world Examples

Everywhere I look there are smiling faces.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

And later, why is this man smiling?

Source: CNN Listening Compilation June 2013

Dickey appeared to be smiling, giving thumbs up.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2023 Collection

Hey. What's up? - Why are you smiling?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

" Seriously, " said Professor McGonagall, and she was actually smiling.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

I don't understand. Last night, he was smiling.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

He has a really sunny disposition and is always smiling.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Debra K. Ivory was always smiling and full of life.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

How much have you in the world, Jane? ' he asked, smiling.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Outwardly she was smiling and serene. Inside was another story.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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