She curled her pink lips upward in a shy semi-smile.
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Semi-smile
Synonyms for "semi-smile"
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Translations
7 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- hymy noun (faint smile)
- hymynkare noun (faint smile)
- hymynkare noun (suppressed or forced smile)
- hymyntapainen noun (suppressed or forced smile)
Icelandic
1 entries- hálfbrós noun (faint smile)
Russian
2 entries- натя́нутая улы́бка noun (suppressed or forced smile)
- полуулы́бка noun (faint smile)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I saw him glance at his wife, and she gave a semi-smile of approval.
Source: wiktionary
He stood looking at nothing in particular, with the blushing, awkward air and semi-smile which are common to shy boys when in company, -- very much as if they had come into the world by mistake, and found it in a degree of undress that was quite embarrassing.
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