smile
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
How often you will meet it
Rank 454 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 45,217 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.021% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
- express with a smile She smiled her thanks
noun
- a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement also: smiling, grin, grinning
smile in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But, then, why should he smile so kindly upon you?
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded · Samuel Richardson · Chapter 1
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John missed the sparkling smile, the gay glance of the eyes.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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He took his pipe from his mouth and looked at me with a thin derisive smile.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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The stranger looked at him with a smile and said: "Now, do I look like an impostor?"
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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The curiously gentle smile had never left the bearded lips, but in his voice a slight proud change was perceptible.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1