smiled

verbput on a happy expression

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Word Origin & History

c.1300, perhaps from Middle Low German *smilen or a Scandinavian source (e.g. Danish smile "smile," Swedish smila "smile, smirk, simper, fawn"), from Proto-Germanic *smil-, extended form of PIE root *smei- "to laugh, smile" (cf. Old English smerian "to laugh at, scorn," Old High German smieron "to smile," Latin mirus "wonderful," mirari "to wonder"). Related: Smiled; smiling.

Gradually pushed the usual Old English word, smearcian (modern smirk), into a specific, unpleasant sense. Of the eyes, from 1759. Figuratively, as indicating favor or encouragement, from c.1400. Romance, Celtic, and Slavic languages tend to use a diminutive of the word for "laugh" to mean "smile" (e.g. Latin ridere "laugh;" subridere "smile"), perhaps literally "small laugh" or "low laugh."

Example Sentences forsmiled

As she leaned over him, he smiled faintly, and imprinted a kiss upon her lips.

She smiled rather painfully, with an obvious effort to be conventional.

She smiled good-naturedly on Hope, and kissed her hand to Kate.

Malbone looked at Kate, who smiled with delight, and put her hand on that of Hope.

"I'd like to recite English in one of your classes, Emma," smiled Grace.

For his own part, he was no card expert, and he smiled as Henry made his offer.

"Well, I'll tell you," said Andrew, and he smiled in an embarrassed manner.

"I'll have to explain," she smiled as she introduced him to Evelyn.

And I believe I smiled a little too contemptuously for a sister to a sister.

He wasn't smiling; but somehow his eyes looked kinder than if they had smiled.