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smile

Main Entry:: ¹smile
Pronunciation:: \ˈsmī(-ə)l\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: smiled; smil·ing
Etymology:: Middle English; akin to Old English smerian to laugh, Sanskrit smayate he smiles
Date:: 14th century

intransitive verb1: to have, produce, or exhibit a smile2 a: to look or regard with amusement or ridicule <smiled at his own folly — Martin Gardner> b: to bestow approval <feeling that Heaven smiled on his labors — Sheila Rowlands> c: to appear pleasant or agreeabletransitive verb1: to affect with or by smiling2: to express by a smile

— smil·er noun

— smil·ing·ly

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\ˈsmī-liŋ-lē\ adverb

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