unsmiling
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsmiling in British English:
UK [ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ]
How to pronounce unsmiling in American English:
US [ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- not smiling
Word Origin
- unsmiling (adj.)
- 1730, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of smile (v.).
Example
- 1. Unsmiling security screeners in charlotte confiscated umbrellas from the sodden delegates by the hundreds .
- 2. A generation ago , wedding photographs were rather spartan and stiff : black and white images of the couple standing side by side , staring forward , often unsmiling .
- 3. The rat gave him lunch , and listened , unsmiling , while toad talked and talked and talked .
- 4. She was grey-haired , tough and unsmiling .
- 5. What , the unsmiling waiter wanted to know , did I think I was doing , coming to his restaurant and opening the broom cupboard door . Stop it immediately .