smiled
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
An inflected form of smile · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 706 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 26,744 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.013% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 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
smiled 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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Uncle Em smiled at her puzzled face.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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John noticed my surprise at the news of his mother’s remarriage and smiled rather ruefully.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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To-day it was not tranquil; it flashed anxiously here and there, and the girl smiled.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Lord Henry smiled, and leaning down, plucked a pink-petalled daisy from the grass and examined it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1