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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