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Smiling vs. Smiley — What's the Difference?

Smiling vs. Smiley — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Smiling and Smiley

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Smiling

A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.

Smiley

A smiley, sometimes referred to as a smiley face, is a basic ideogram that represents a smiling face. Since the 1950s it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram, or as a form of communication, such as emoticons.

Smiling

To have or form a smile.

Smiley

Smiling; cheerful
He drew a smiley face

Smiling

To look with favor or approval
Fortune smiled on our efforts.
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Smiley

A symbol representing a smiling face that is used in written communication to indicate that the writer is pleased or joking.

Smiling

To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity
We smiled at the bad weather and kept going.

Smiley

An emoticon, especially a smiling facial glyph [ :-) ] used to express delight or to indicate humor or irony.

Smiling

To express with a smile
Grandmother smiled her consent.

Smiley

Having a cheerful and happy disposition; smiling.

Smiling

That smiles or has a smile.
Smiling children

Smiley

Cheerful and happy; smiling.
Have a smiley demeanor
A very smiley girl

Smiling

The action of the verb to smile.
Smiling takes fewer muscles than frowning.

Smiley

(slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side.

Smiling

Present participle of smile
They were smiling at the children.

Smiley

A simplified representation of a smiling face.

Smiling

A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

Smiley

(Internet) A sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood, especially :)]] or :-)]] or other depiction of smiling.

Smiling

Smiling with happiness or optimism;
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
A room of smiling faces
A round red twinkly Santa Claus

Smiley

(rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.

Smiley

(South Africa) A roasted sheep's head.

Smiley

The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip).

Smiley

An emoticon of a smiling face

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