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smiling
smile S0495100 (smīl)n. A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.v. smiled, smil·ing, smiles v.intr.1. To have or form a smile.2. a. To look with favor or approval: Fortune smiled on our efforts.b. To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity: We smiled at the bad weather and kept going.v.tr. To express with a smile: Grandmother smiled her consent.
[From Middle English smilen, to smile, probably of Scandinavian origin; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]
smil′er n.smil′ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  smiling - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusementgrin, grinning, smilefacial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial musclessimper - a silly self-conscious smilesmirk - a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure | | Adj. | 1. |  smiling - smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"beamish, twinklycheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" |
Translationssmile (smail) verb to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth. He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at. 微笑 微笑 noun an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression. `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children. 微笑，喜色 微笑，喜色 ˈsmiling adjectivea happy, smiling face. 帶笑的 带笑的be all smiles to be, or look, very happy. He was all smiles when he heard the good news. 滿臉笑容 满脸笑容IdiomsSeesmileSmiling
SmilingSnobbery (See ARROGANCE, PRETENSION.)Mona Lisa(“La Gioconda’) her mysterious smile enchants the beholder. [Ital. Art: Benét 397]MedicalSeeSMILEsmiling
Synonyms for smilingnoun a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouthSynonymsRelated Words- facial expression
- facial gesture
- simper
- smirk
adj smiling with happiness or optimismSynonymsRelated WordsReferences in periodicals archiveIs seeing a photo of him different from seeing a smiling Robert Mapplethorpe and "art" by him for Lang?Smile and say "jeans!" (use of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe to advertise Helmut Lang jeans)The primary danger is that employees who've been taught that service is merely smiling a lot will become nauseated by their own smiling.Finesse in quality service - beyond 'a smile in every aisle.'Normally, the individual exposes 1-3 mm of gum at smiling. When she/he exposes a large extension of gum more than 3mm, this individual has a condition of gummy smile.PERCEPTION OF FEMALE DENTAL STUDENTS TO SOME GINGIVAL DEFECTSDoes America's emphasis on smiling say something about a desire for happy endings, for appeasement and artifice?An American woman quits smilingThis particular study was awarded the 2014 Wellcome Trust science writing prize for its innovative as well as refreshing outlook on the science of smiling.Scientists Venture Into The Science Of SmilingWHEN I mentioned that this was National Smile Month, Jean Ingham decided to make a contribution with this poem she found in a hotel a few years ago: Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.Spreading a smile!Thousands of images from Etihad Airways cabin crew smiling in all parts of the world were submitted, with winners announced every month and finalists for the Best Cabin Crew Smile 2012 forwarded for final voting by fellow Etihad Airways cabin crew.
Cabin crew smile awardThe 45-year-old actress, who is the chief smiling officer of this movement for the third time, spoke on this occasion, asserting the importance of a healthy smile.'Dhak Dhak girl' Madhuri Dixit promotes Oral B's Smile India CampaignThe participants were required to perform the stressful tasks once while they were smiling, another time while holding chopsticks crossways in their mouths to force their faces to smile, and a third time while not smiling.Smile! It may lower your stress levelsIn a study forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychological scientists Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas investigate the potential benefits of smiling by looking at how different types of smiling, and the awareness of smiling, affects individuals' ability to recover from episodes of stress.Smiling Facilitates Stress RecoveryIT is hard for celebrities to get the whole smiling thing right.IT is hard for celebrities [...]Smiling releases endorphins and makes us feel better - even faking a smile can lead to feeling happier.GO ON - GET SMIRKINGI have been here for the last two years and rarely see people smiling at each other.Smile is infectiousGueguen and Fischer-Lokou (2004) found that female hitchhikers received more help from motorists when smiling, while male hitchhikers received the same amount regardless of smiling.The effect of a woman's smile on men's courtship behaviorI was recently given a poem that begins: "Smiling is infectious, You catch it like the flu.THOUGHT for the DAY |