to have or assume a smile
O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain … Meet it is I set it down, that one may smile and smile, and be a villain — Shakespeare
(often + at) to look with amusement or scorn
He smiled at his own weakness
(often + at) to remain stoically cheerful in the face of sorrow, etc
(often + on) to bestow approval or favour
Fortune smiled on their venture
to appear pleasant or agreeable
a green and smiling landscape
to utter or express (something) with a smile
She smiled her thanks
(also + away/off) to dispel (awkwardness, etc) or effect any other end by smiling
He smiled away his embarrassment
smiler noun
smilingly adv
[Middle English smilen, of Germanic origin]