0 past simple and past participle of smile
1 to make a happy or friendly expression in which the corners of your mouth curve up:
Esme's so cheerful - she's always smiling.
I couldn't help smiling when I thought of how pleased she was going to be.
He smiled politely as Mary apologized for her drunken friends.
He smiled to himself as he thought about his new girlfriend.
He smiled the smile of a man who knew victory was within reach.
He smiled his congratulations and left without another word.
"Don't you worry about a thing. Everything's going to be just fine," smiled Robin reassuringly.
She smiled affectionately at him.
My mother smiled encouragingly at me as I went up on stage.
He smiled at me in a reassuring way.
The publisher smiled at the illustrator of the poet who had an untidy beard.
The headmaster smiled at the pupils of the teacher who were standing in the hall.
He stared at the image, and the image smiled back sweetly at him.
