smiling
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
How often you will meet it
Rank 921 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,077 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement also: smile, grin, grinning
adjective
- smiling with happiness or optimism also: beamish, twinkly Come to my arms, my beamish boy!a room of smiling faces
smiling 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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And his chief beside, Smiling the boy fell dead.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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She could not help smiling at the appropriateness of the compliment.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Finally they reached the Smiling Pool and excitedly told Grandfather Frog all about it.
The Adventures of Prickly Porky · Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess · Chapter 1
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The detective, himself, stepped from the obscurity of the hall, smiling his queer smile.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He had never seen any man like this resplendent, stately personage, smiling and nodding to the biggest fellows in the school.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1