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Definition of smize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smize

verb
 
/smaɪz/
 
/smaɪz/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they smize
 
/smaɪz/
 
/smaɪz/
he / she / it smizes
 
/ˈsmaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈsmaɪzɪz/
past simple smized
 
/smaɪzd/
 
/smaɪzd/
past participle smized
 
/smaɪzd/
 
/smaɪzd/
-ing form smizing
 
/ˈsmaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈsmaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. to make a smiling expression with your eyes
    • When we had to wear masks during the pandemic, many of us had to learn to smize.
    Topics Feelingsc2, Appearancec2
    Word OriginEarly 21st century: coined by the American model and TV host Tyra Banks, as a contraction of the phrase smile with your eyes.

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