smile
Partizip Perfekt: smil ed ,
Partizip Präsens: smil·ing.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
smile (verb)intransitive verb
1.
to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
2.
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
transitive verb
c) to appear pleasant or agreeable
1.
to affect with or by - smiling
2.
to express by a smile
1.
a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn
2.
a pleasant or encouraging appearance
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
smile (verb)1.
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward
SYNONYMS:
beam, grinRELATED WORDS:
laugh, simper; smirk, sneerNEAR ANTONYMS:
grimace; frown, glare, gloom, glower, lower ( lour), scowl; pout, sulk2.
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
SYNONYMS:
laugh, smile, snicker, sniggerRELATED WORDS:
sniff, snort; catcall, deride, gibe ( jibe), hoot, insult, jeer, mock, ridicule; decry, despise, disdain; scoff (at), scorn; bad-mouth, belittle, disparage, pooh-pooh ( pooh), put down; heckle, jive, razz, rib, ride, taunt, tease, torment
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