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" Keep smiling - it takes 10 years off!"
Jane Birkin

Meaning of "smiling" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SMILING

ˈsmaɪlɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMILING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smiling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SMILING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Smile

A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth and by flexing muscles throughout the mouth. Some smiles include contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes. Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, sociability, happiness, or amusement. This is not to be confused with a similar but usually involuntary expression of anxiety known as a grimace. Smiling is something that is understood by everyone, regardless of culture, race, or religion; it is internationally known. Cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is a means of communication throughout the world, but there are large differences between different cultures. A smile can also be spontaneous or artificial.

Definition of smiling in the English dictionary

The definition of smiling in the dictionary is wearing a smile.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMILING

beguiling · billing · drilling · failing · filing · filling · freestyling · hypermiling · killing · mailing · microfiling · paling · piling · profiling · sailing · stockpiling · styling · tiling · unsmiling · willing

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMILING

smifligate · smilacaceous · smilax · smile · smileful · smileless · smiler · Smiles · smilet · smiley · smilingly · smilodon · smir · smirch · smirk · smirking · smirkingly · smirky · smirr · smirred

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMILING

ailing · broiling · calling · ceiling · countervailing · Darjiling · glass ceiling · mass mailing · parasailing · plain sailing · prevailing · racial profiling · railing · retailing · roiling · tailing · trailing · unfailing · unveiling · veiling · wailing

Synonyms and antonyms of smiling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SMILING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «smiling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
beam · grin · smirk · twinkle

Translation of «smiling» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SMILING

Find out the translation of smiling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of smiling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smiling» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

微笑
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sonriendo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

smiling
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मुस्कुरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يبتسم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

улыбается
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sorrindo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

স্মিত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

souriant
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tersenyum
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

lächelnd
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

笑顔
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

미소
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Esem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mỉm cười
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புன்னகை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हसत
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gülümseyen
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sorridente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

uśmiechnięty
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

посміхається
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

zâmbind
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμογελαστά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glimlag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ler
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smilende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smiling

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMILING»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of smiling
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «smiling».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smiling

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SMILING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word smiling.
1
Isaac Barrow
Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.
2
Katharine Lee Bates
A typical Seville shop reaches far along the street front, with many open doors, and a counter running the full length. Here ladies sit in pairs and groups, never singly, to cheapen fans and mantillas, while the smiling salesmen, cigarette in hand, shrug and gesticulate and give back banter for banter as gayly as if it were all a holiday frolic.
3
Victoria Beckham
I actually used to smile a lot in pictures. I think I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion. Fashion stole my smile!
4
Jane Birkin
Keep smiling - it takes 10 years off!
5
Dave Chappelle
People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
6
Miley Cyrus
I just stick my tongue out because I hate smiling in pictures. It's so awkward. It looks so cheesy.
7
Miley Cyrus
I guess I kind of realized that my whole life isn't one giant press junket. I don't have to be smiling all the time and always have the perfect answer.
8
Miley Cyrus
I never faked anything. I never played the Disney game of smiling and being a princess and then suddenly having a hard time, saying, 'That isn't who I really am.'
9
Yaya DaCosta
Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.
10
Eric Davis
Circulating through the children's ward and seeing terminally ill kids, heads shaved, smiling and having a ball despite the tubes and needles sticking into them, I thought: What do I have to worry about? If God takes me, at least I've lived for 35 years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMILING»

Discover the use of smiling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smiling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Keep Smiling Through
For young Kay, growing up in middle class America during World War II is a confusing and sometimes painful experience.
Ann Rinaldi, 1996
2
Smiling hill farm
The Wayne family helps settle Indiana in 1817 after leaving Virginia. The family names their farm Smiling HIll Farm and the story follows the family and farm until 1937.
Miriam Evangeline Mason, 1937
3
Raising Big Smiling Squash Kids: The Complete Roadmap for ...
Offering a complete roadmap to all the game has to offer, this resource offers practical advice ranging from the best age to get your kid started in squash, to pursuing a career in professional squash, to finding ways squash players can ...
Richard Millman, Georgetta Morque, 2006
4
Die Smiling
. . Die Smiling From the after-hours parties of a sinister funeral home to the underworld vendettas of the Miami mob, Claire follows the trail with her lover Nicholas Black, a psychiatrist with secrets of his own.
Linda Ladd, 2008
5
Smiling Down the Line: Info-service Work in the Global Economy
Smiling Down the Line theorizes call centre work as info-service employment and looks at the effects of ever-changing technologies on service work, its associated skills, and the ways in which it is managed.
Bob Russell, 2009
6
Smiling Troubles
A small number of fine folks wrote words about the "Troubles" they read-ahead of publishing time."It's like you're talking to me." "I'd buy the book!""I laughed at times until my sides hurt.""What a hoot!
J. R. Wagner, Ruth Lilly Wagner, 2011
7
Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids: A Complete Roadmap for ...
But young players sometimes suffer burnout, injury, poor coaching, money and family problems. This book shows how you can raise a tennis kid successfully, while avoiding the pitfalls.
Keith Kattan, 2006
8
The Smiling Country
The novel was transformed into a memorable 1995 TV film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Sissy Spacek. Hewey returns in The Smiling Country.
Elmer Kelton, 2008
9
Why Is Everyone Smiling?: The Secret Behind Passion, ...
It operates with a real spirit of camaraderie; the loyalty of team members at every level; a leadership team that operates with a true servant mindset; and a CEO, Paul Spiegelman, who believes that everyone deserves a chance to feel ...
Paul Spiegelman, 2012
10
When Irish Guys Are Smiling
For seventeen-year-old Delk Sinclair, studying abroad in Ireland means one thing: escape.
Suzanne Supplee, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMILING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smiling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Smiling Ronald Reagan Statue Revealed in California Capitol
A statue of a smiling Gov. Ronald Reagan has been revealed in California's state Capitol rotunda. The image of the former Republican governor and president is ... «FOX40, Jun 15»
2
Ricky Gervais Slams Hunter Rebecca Francis for Her Smiling Photo …
"What must've happened to you in your life to make you want to kill a beautiful animal and then lie next to it smiling?" the comedian posted to his 7.1 million ... «People Magazine, Apr 15»
3
Why Is This Woman Smiling? Because She Just Set Fire to a Yoga …
Suzanne Duarte, grinning like a maniac in her mugshot, and was still smiling the next day when a local news station interviewed her in jail. And why not? She'd ... «Gawker, Mar 15»
4
Finally, Kanye West Reveals Why He Hates Smiling
The 37-year-old rapper is obviously insanely talented and has the most drop-dead gorgeous family on the planet, yet he consistently refuses to smile for photos ... «MTV.com, Jan 15»
5
Smiling Hill Farm treats goats to discarded Christmas trees
Hillary Knight, the barnyard manager at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook, says the ... Goats munch on discarded Christmas trees at Westbrook's Smiling Hill Farm. «Press Herald, Jan 15»
6
FBI Seeks Help In Identifying The 'Keep Smiling Bandit'
The “Keep Smiling Bandit” was described as a white man in his early 30s and approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall. He as a thin build and weighs between 140 and ... «CBS Local, Nov 14»
7
Baby captured smiling in the womb by ultrasound
Not only does the five month-old smile all the time, he's been smiling since before he was born. A 4D ultrasound scan, taken when Leo's mother, Amy Cregg, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
8
Car Salesman Shot In Jaw Still Haunted By Smiling Face Of Man …
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man who came face-to-face with the suspects accused of murdering two deputies survived his encounter after being shot in the ... «CBS Local, Nov 14»
9
Say cheese! Police in Zimbabwe get trained in art of smiling
“A smile can change a lot,” Ziyambi Ziyambi, deputy home affairs minister, said ... Charity Charamba said she could not provide details of the smiling program. «Toronto Star, Oct 14»
10
Album Review: Common - Nobody's Smiling
His 10th studio album, Nobody's Smiling, operates with Chicago's astronomically high crime rate at its epicenter, and Common once again stands as the leading ... «Consequence of Sound, Jul 14»
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