beaming
adjective
[ ˈbiːmɪŋ ]
• smiling broadly; grinning.
• "his beaming face told its own story"
beam
verb
• transmit (a radio signal or broadcast) in a specified direction.
• "the satellite beamed back radio signals to scientists on Earth"
Similar:
broadcast,
transmit,
relay,
send/put out,
disseminate,
direct,
aim,
televise,
show,
telecast,
put on the air/airwaves,
• (of a light or light source) shine brightly.
• "the sun's rays beamed down"
Similar:
shine,
radiate,
glare,
glitter,
gleam,
shimmer,
glimmer,
twinkle,
flash,
flare,
streak,
• smile radiantly.
• "she beamed with pleasure"
Similar:
grin,
smile,
dimple,
grin like a Cheshire Cat,
twinkle,
smirk,
laugh,
be all smiles,
grinning,
smiling,
laughing,
cheerful,
happy,
radiant,
glowing,
sunny,
joyful,
elated,
thrilled,
delighted,
overjoyed,
rapturous,
blissful,
bright,
cheery,
sparkling,
flashing,
brilliant,
dazzling,
intense,
gleaming,
Origin:
Old English bēam ‘tree, beam’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boom and German Baum .
