smiling

/หˆsmaษชlษชล‹/

IPA: /S M AY1 L IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To have (a smile) on one's face.

    โ€œI don't know what he's smiling about.โ€

  2. 2

    To express by smiling.

    โ€œto smile consent, or a welcomeโ€

  3. 3

    To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.

  4. 4

    To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.

    โ€œThe sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.โ€

  5. 5

    To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.

    โ€œThe gods smiled on his labours.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    The action of the verb to smile.

    โ€œSmiling takes fewer muscles than frowning.โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    That smiles or has a smile.

    โ€œsmiling childrenโ€

Antonyms

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smile, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smiling