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Beamed Beaming Beam Face Big Smile Happy Pleased

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If you say that someone is b______, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
Frances beamed at her friend with undisguised admiration.
'Welcome back,' she beamed.
...the beaming face of a 41-year-old man on the brink of achieving his dreams.
word beam
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verb
If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
Frances beamed at her friend with undisguised admiration.
'Welcome back,' she beamed.
...the beaming face of a 41-year-old man on the brink of achieving his dreams.
If something beams radio signals or television pictures or they are beamed somewhere, they are sent there by means of electronic equipment.
The interview was beamed live across the state.
The live satellite broadcast was beamed into homes across America.
...a ship which is due to begin beaming radio broadcasts to South East Asia.
If something such as the sun or a lamp beams down, it sends light to a place and shines on it.
A sharp white spot-light beamed down on a small stage.
All you see of the outside world is the sunlight beaming through the cracks in the roof.
noun
A beam is a line of energy, radiation, or particles sent in a particular direction.
...high-energy laser beams.
...a beam of neutrons.
A beam of light is a line of light that shines from an object such as a lamp .
A beam is a long thick bar of wood, metal, or concrete, especially one used to support the roof of a building.
The ceilings are supported by oak beams.
In gymnastics, the beam is a piece of equipment that consists of a narrow wooden bar on which gymnasts balance and perform movements.
inflections beamsbeamingbeamed
cefr-level C1

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