beaming 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in shining
giving off or reflecting much light the orchestra began its season of outdoor concerts under a beaming moon

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2
as in smiling
having or being an outward sign of good feelings (as of love, confidence, or happiness) Mom's beaming face shone with love as we all gathered for a family photo

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beaming

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verb

present participle of beam
1
as in glowing
to emit rays of light a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s

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as in grinning
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward my father beamed when I showed him my new car

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Recent Examples of beaming
Adjective
Jason Sudeikis playfully shields daughter Daisy Josephine and son Otis Alexander from the beaming Los Angeles sun while at the Ted Lasso season 4 premiere on July 27. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 In the shots, Kelce is seen on one knee beneath a floral arch, while a beaming Swift holds his face and shows off her huge diamond ring. — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
The music icon, who hails from Canada, announced the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself beaming while holding an American flag along with a video from her naturalization ceremony. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The central image showed Bel beaming in a bright-blue cap and gown. — Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 And at Mugler, the mood was set before the first look appeared, with screens beaming erotic footage that included mating snails, sweaty skin, a woman’s tongue and two people kissing. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Richard Schiff in particular, was just beaming at me in this warm and wonderful way. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Their beautiful faces still fill 50-foot screens, beaming down on us. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 An unmanned Sceye airship flew from New Mexico to Japan and back, beaming mobile cell service to ordinary phones from the stratosphere. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 Its terrestrial work included an optical power-beaming demonstration at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 The campaign, originally conceived in 2023 to address the impact of internet-beaming megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink, has taken on new urgency over the past 12 months. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaming
  1. shining
  2. smiling
  3. glowing
  4. grinning
  5. luminous
  6. bright
  7. laughing
  8. dazzling
Adjective
  • At a time of so much partisanship in Congress, especially related to health care, breakthrough legislation is a shining example of how commonsense policies that support patient care and innovation can achieve broad support.
    — Josh Makower, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Those memories will remain some of the most shining and unforgettable moments of my life.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of shining
Adjective
  • Women in black hijabs and abayas, many wearing badges depicting Zahra’s smiling face, lined the streets as men prayed over her casket, placed outside the Husseiniya, a Shiite hall.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • As Thomas’ parents, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, unveiled their son’s smiling statue in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame Plaza last Sunday, as scores of his former teammates looked on in sadness and joy, Miller was 800 miles away in Dallas, gearing up for a game against the Cowboys.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of smiling
Verb
  • This nebula, called the Red Spider Nebula, is scuttling around space while its central star, glowing bright red in the middle, ejects bursts of gas and dust.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Don’t miss wearable glass costumes, an interactive botanical soundscape, glowing geometric light sanctuaries, and works by Dale Chihuly and other modern masters.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of glowing
Verb
  • The kid will fly, and depending on their thrill-ride tolerance, will emerge grinning or in tears.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And why is Owen Wilson grinning like an awkward schoolboy at Zeus’s naked daughters?
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of grinning
Adjective
  • Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, and the minimalists learned from Brancusi’s serial imagery and the anonymity of his luminous, streamlined forms.
    — Michael Brenson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The simple-but-elegant cut was made even more glamorous by the luminous nature of the fabric, which glittered underneath the lights on Friday’s red carpet.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of luminous
Adjective
  • An exuberant pre-dawn sky — filled with large, bright stars, a luminous crescent moon, and blue and white swirls — dominates the landscape featuring a prominent cypress tree and distant hillside village.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But the only picture mode that comes close to being that bright also has a notably green bias and ramps up the fan noise to a level that almost anyone will consider intolerable.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of bright
Verb
  • Sheen says, laughing, sitting on the back porch of his Malibu home.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Following the shooting, Davis was seen dancing and laughing, according to prosecutors.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of laughing
Adjective
  • Expect a night of dazzling sights, as costumed performers, puppets and floats make their way down Columbus Drive.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The royal shared a better look at her new dye job later that evening, complementing her summery highlights with a butter yellow Elie Saab cutout cape gown and her dazzling Queen Mary Lover’s Knot Tiara.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dazzling

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“Beaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaming. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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