Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smiling

/ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: smil-ing
IPA: /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That smiles or has a smile.

noun

The action of the verb to smile.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of smile

Example Sentences

"smiling children"
"Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers."
"Smiling takes fewer muscles than frowning."
"We […] shall ascend to our Father's home of holiness, to enjoy perpetually the smilings of his face […]"
"They were smiling at the children."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more smiling (comparative) most smiling (superlative) smilings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonsmiling smilingly smilingness

Phrases

smiling assassin

Synonyms

beamish twinkly smile grin grinning

Antonyms

unsmiling

Rhymes With

filing styling compiling piling beguiling wiling unsmiling dreiling fryling reiling tiling riling

Questions

How do you pronounce smiling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/.
What does smiling mean?: That smiles or has a smile.

How to pronounce smiling

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