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How to pronounce smiling in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms grin, grinning, smile
Type of facial expression, facial gesture
Has types simper, smirk
Derivation smile
Type Words
Synonyms beamish, twinkly


a room of smiling faces.

Examples of smiling

smiling
He was smiling and wearing a headset on the sidelines during the second quarter.
From the washingtontimes.com
I remember resistance from certain execs and remember smiling at the resistance.
From the businessweek.com
Chruscinski refused to stick to skating decorum and keep smiling for the judges.
From the time.com
Ellis took off his helmet and deftly, gently, always smiling, questioned Rahman.
From the time.com
His portraits had all been torn down and the only faces I saw were smiling ones.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Also, sometimes, you just a need a few minutes of respite from all that smiling.
From the forbes.com
When you're writing your articles after the match, are you laughing and smiling?
From the telegraph.co.uk
Dury Senior must be smiling contently in Pearly King Heaven at his son's latest.
From the guardian.co.uk
He emerged scuffed and smiling, his shirt torn and a crimson streak on his back.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
More examples
  • A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
  • Change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
  • Express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"
  • Beamish: 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"
  • The simplified molecular input line entry specification or SMILES is a specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. ...
  • A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth . The smile can also be found around the eyes (See 'Duchenne smile' below). ...
  • SmILE is a showcase car designed for Greenpeace in 1996 to demonstrate how fuel efficient a car can be. The name stands for "Small, Intelligent, Light, Efficient'. It is based on the Renault Twingo, halving its fuel consumption to 3.3 l/100km (30 km/l or 85 mpg (imperial) / 68mpg (US)).
  • Smile is a 1975 film directed by American director Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay by Jerry Belson, about a beauty pageant in Santa Rosa, California. ...
  • Smile is a 2005 film written and directed by Jeffrey Kramer.