Definitions

smile

[smahyl] / smaɪl /

VERB

put on a happy expression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam grin laugh smirk

STRONG

simper

WEAK

be gracious express friendliness express tenderness look amused look delighted look happy look pleased

Antonyms

WEAK

frown glower

Example Sentences

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SMILE: Children played basketball as a cargo plane prepared to land Saturday at Tacloban city, Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2013

Her 1968 film No. 5, commonly known as SMILE, featured Lennon in the garden of his home in Weybridge, England, as he looked into the camera, shifting between a straight face and a full-on smile.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2012

Though producers try to ease his intensity, his smile after a light feature in the news looks as if he had just read a cue card saying SMILE.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sit there and listen and smile—oh yes, smile, SMILE.

From Rebecca Mary by Donnell, Annie Hamilton

smile

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