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Meaning of 'smile'
Meaning of 'smile' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Smile 
[ v. i.]
- To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and
kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently. [ v. i.]- To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
- To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
- To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
- The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown.
- A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.
- Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.
- Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.
2. Smile [ v. t.]
- To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a
welcome to visitors. [ v. t.]- To affect in a certain way with a smile.
Meaning of 'smile' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. smile [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- express with a smile
- express with a smile
Example in sentence:
- She smiled her thanks
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