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To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and
kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently. |
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To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or
pity; to sneer. |
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To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to
excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty. |
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To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance;
-- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors. |
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To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a
welcome to visitors. |
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To affect in a certain way with a smile. |
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The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of
the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation,
or kindness; -- opposed to frown. |
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A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative
of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn,
etc; as, a scornful smile. |
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Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of
Providence. |
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Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring. |
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