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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a flashing smile

English answer:

I would say radiant with lots of teeth

Added to glossary by literary
Mar 6, 2008 09:55
16 yrs ago
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English term

a flashing smile

English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"She gave him a flashing smile."

Short or very radiant? Or both?
Responses
4 +10 I would say radiant with lots of teeth
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Mar 6, 2008 09:55: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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I would say radiant with lots of teeth

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Peer comment(s):
agree Jack Doughty : Yes. It may not necessarily mean showing the teeth, but it certainly suggests that to me.
1 min
agree kmtext : Yes, a quick smile, especially if there are lots of shiny teeth. "Beaming" tends to be used if it's a longer duration.
10 mins
agree orientalhorizon
21 mins
agree Vicky Nash : She flashed him a radiant smile - quick and bright.
29 mins
agree jerrie
46 mins
agree Phong Le
1 hr
agree Patricia Townshend (X)
4 hrs
agree Mihaela Ghiuzeli
4 hrs
agree V_Nedkov
1 day 6 hrs
agree Alexandra Tussing
4 days
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