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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Just care — delivered with competence and a smile.

From Salon

He spends his time at the club "with a smile, with my team-mates, giving them advice".

From BBC

But when asked what her next subject might be, she said with a smile, "I can't say any more about it."

From Barron's

No smile, no jocularity, no sense that he had just won a major victory.

From BBC

They can’t help but smile at each other throughout the shoot, stealing forehead kisses between shots and laughing constantly.

From Los Angeles Times