Smiling Meaning in English

word · lemma: smile

US

/ˈsmaɪɫɪŋ/

SMY-ling

UK

/smˈaɪlɪŋ/

SMY-ling

التعريف

Showing a happy or friendly expression with your mouth turned up. It can also be the -ing form of the verb "smile," meaning to make that expression.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used as an adjective before a noun: "a smiling child." As a verb form, it appears after "be": "She is smiling." "Smiling" sounds warmer and more descriptive than just "happy," because someone can be smiling politely, nervously, or affectionately.

• Spanish: sonriente - sonríe (gerundio)
• Portuguese (BR): sorridente - sorrindo
• Portuguese (PT): sorridente - a sorrir
• Chinese (Simplified): 微笑的 - 正在微笑
• Chinese (Traditional): 微笑的 - 正在微笑
• Hindi: मुस्कुराता हुआ - मुस्कुराते हुए
• Arabic: مبتسم - يبتسم
• Bengali: হাসিমুখে - হাসছে
• Russian: улыбающийся - улыбается
• Japanese: 笑っている
• Vietnamese: cười - đang cười
• Korean: 미소짓는 - 웃고 있는
• Turkish: gülen - gülümseyen
• Urdu: مسکراتا ہوا - مسکراتی ہوئی
• Indonesian: tersenyum - sedang tersenyum

جمل نموذجية

The smiling girl waved at us.

basic

He is smiling in the photo.

basic

A smiling face makes people feel welcome.

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She walked in smiling, like nothing had happened.

natural

I could hear it in his voice — he was smiling.

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No matter how stressed she is, she keeps smiling at everyone.

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