- present participle of smile.
smiling
Example Sentences
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At the building’s entrance, a massive banner celebrates the plant’s recently renewed federal operating license, proclaiming “You Made This Possible” above a photograph of smiling staffers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mal Pope said Bonnie Tyler would have been smiling and thinking, "isn't this lovely that people still remember this song"
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Crocs on Thursday is introducing a new member of its marketing team: a smiling, 6-foot crocodile mascot named Niles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Barreto said one of those arrested, a 14-year-old boy, was "smiling as if he had just beaten a level in a game."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
I had asked Maggie and Francey about it, but they had shrugged their shoulders, smiling.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
