Beaming

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of someone or something that beams.

    "The auspicious beamings of the Reformation had indeed shed forth a partial light; but the gloomy sternness of Henry, and the arbitrary capriciousness of Elizabeth, were but ill calculated to give due energy to the new state of things […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of beam form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Smilingly happy; showing happy emotion.

    "The honest Captain, with his Heart's Delight in the house, and Susan tending her, was a beaming and a happy man. As the days flew by, he grew more beaming and more happy, every day."

Adjective
  1. 1
    radiating or as if radiating light wordnet
  2. 2
    cheerful and bright wordnet
  3. 3
    pleased and proud wordnet

Synonyms

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cheerfuleffulgentaglowbeamybeamybeatific

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"The lighthouse was beaming forth rays of light."

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