- present participle of smile.
smiling
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They’re swapping out traditional serif fonts and faceless boardroom photography for colorful palettes and smiling, approachable partner portraiture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The poster and key image from the film is a smiling snapshot of Mihai and Lisbet with their children, a seemingly happy family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Watching BBC undercover footage of Bechi smiling and greeting supporters at an event in March, when he should still have been in prison, Ira became tearful.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Still talking about the same things, right?” he asked, smiling.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
I could not help smiling, just smiling idiotically at the grandness of it.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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