[
UK
/smˈaɪlɪŋli/
]
[ US /ˈsmaɪɫɪŋɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈsmaɪɫɪŋɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
with smiles; in a smiling manner
the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together
How To Use smilingly In A Sentence
- She suffered the change of her unpronounceable name, being euphonized as "Césarine," smilingly, but life at home in a demure and tranquil suburb little suited the young meteor who had flashed across Germany. The Son of Clemenceau
- As they work their way through the rest of the poem, they look firmly, and unsmilingly, ahead.
- She murmured Allen's name cordially, leveling her eyes at him smilingly. A Hoosier Chronicle
- The cover shot is striking - she is perched on a throne, her sharp jaw line thrust unsmilingly towards the camera.
- Damien greeted me unsmilingly, and Tyler jumped up from the couch when he saw me.
- The general manager unsmilingly replied: ‘The draft pick is more important.’
- It was so galling having to smilingly serve food to someone you'd rather chuck it all over. TICKLED PINK
- He opened the gate and smilingly welcomed the travellers home.
- Pushing back the coin and dice box, William proposed another throw, which was smilingly consented to by the "child of Fortune," and grasping the box, the Bard clicked the "ivories" and flung on the table three aces, which by the rule of the game, gave all the coin to the "Royal" dealer. Shakspere, Personal Recollections
- As the bai smilingly paid her two coins, she stood her ground.