(~s, smiling, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~, the corners of your mouth curve up and you sometimes show your teeth. People ~ when they are pleased or amused, or when they are being friendly.
When he saw me, he ~d and waved...
He rubbed the back of his neck and ~d ruefully at me...
His smiling face appears on T-shirts, billboards, and posters.
VERB: V, V at n, V-ing
2.
A ~ is the expression that you have on your face when you ~.
She gave a wry ~...
‘There are some sandwiches if you’re hungry,’ she said with a ~...
N-COUNT
3.
If you say that something such as fortune ~s on someone, you mean that they are lucky or successful. (LITERARY)
When fortune ~d on him, he made the most of it...
VERB: V on/upon n
4.
If you say that someone is all ~s, you mean that they look very happy, often when they have previously been worried or upset about something.
PHRASE: v-link PHR