What does smiling mean?
Definitions for smiling
smil·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word smiling.
Princeton's WordNet
smile, smiling, grin, grinningadjective
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
beamish, smiling(a), twinklyadjective
smiling with happiness or optimism
"Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"
Wiktionary
smilingnoun
The action of the verb to smile.
Smiling takes fewer muscles than frowning.
smilingadjective
That which smiles or has a smile.
smiling children
Wikipedia
Smiling
A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses delight, sociability, happiness, joy, or amusement. It is distinct from a similar but usually involuntary expression of anxiety known as a grimace. Although cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is a means of communication throughout the world, there are large differences among different cultures, religions, and societies, with some using smiles to convey confusion or embarrassment.
ChatGPT
smiling
Smiling is a facial expression characterized by the lifting of the corners of the mouth, often accompanied by the upward movement of the cheeks and wrinkling around the eyes, indicating happiness, positivity, amusement, friendliness, or satisfaction.
Webster Dictionary
Smiling
of Smile
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Smiling
A facial expression which may denote feelings of pleasure, affection, amusement, etc.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SMILING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Smiling is ranked #59742 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Smiling surname appeared 338 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Smiling.
48.5% or 164 total occurrences were Black.
36% or 122 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
10% or 34 total occurrences were White.
2.6% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.6% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'smiling' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4050
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Anagrams for smiling »
sliming
simling
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of smiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of smiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of smiling in a Sentence
It was just amazing; it felt like home, i immediately called my family and was just like, ‘I am just smiling and I’m so happy,’.
From where I sit, I think there was a monumental failure of analysis, internationally, i think people failed to apprehend the complex nature of Ethiopia's transition, especially they failed to appreciate also the complex side of Abiy, that he was not all this sunny, smiling guy. That beneath was a much more calculating, and even Machiavellian figure, who eventually will I think push the country towards a much more dangerous path.
Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik couldn't stop smiling for two weeks.
When she’s done speaking with [patients] the first time, they’ll leave the room smiling with a new optimistic outlook on life.
For us to be in this room all together, laughing, smiling, singing songs, I mean, I can’t think of a better place I would rather be.
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