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Definition of Smiling

1. Adjective. Smiling with happiness or optimism. "A round red twinkly Santa Claus"

2. Noun. A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.

Definition of Smiling

1. Adjective. That which smiles or has a smile. ¹

2. Noun. The action of the verb '''to smile'''. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of smile) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Smiling

1. smile [v] - See also: smile

Medical Definition of Smiling

1. A facial expression which may denote feelings of pleasure, affection, amusement, etc. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smiling

smiler smilers smiles smilest smilet smileth smilets smiley smiley face smiley faces

smileys smilie smilier smilies smiliest smiling(a) smilingly smilingness smilings smilish

smilo smilodon smilodons sminthurid smir smirch smirched smirches

Literary usage of Smiling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1905)
"Within certain limits the broadness of the smile of a smiling face increases its ... A smiling face is more provocative of fun than is a doleful one. ..."

2. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1872)
"dation from loud laughter to gentle smiling — High spirits — The ... A man smiles— and smiling, as we shall see, graduates into laughter— at meeting an old ..."

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