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• form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed.

• "she was smiling broadly"

Similar: grin, beam, grin like a Cheshire cat, grin from ear to ear, twinkle, be all smiles,

• a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed.

• "he flashed his most winning smile"

Similar: grin, beam, smirk, simper, leer,

Opposite: frown, scowl,

Origin: Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to smirk.

• look very cheerful and pleased, especially in contrast to a previous mood.
"she was all smiles now that the crisis was over"

• recover from adversity and cheerfully face what is to come.
"despite her ordeal courageous Kelly has come up smiling"