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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
smile
/ˈsmaɪ.əl/
verb1 of 2
to show happiness by pulling up the corners of your mouth
- “Life is short, but a smile takes only a second.”Tatoeba
- “Smile, and let others guess what is on your mind.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)