Meaning of semi-smile | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A faint smile.
2. A suppressed or forced smile.

Equivalents

Examples

“She curled her pink lips upward in a shy semi-smile.”

“I saw him glance at his wife, and she gave a semi-smile of approval.”

“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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