beaming
/ˈbimɪŋ/
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.cheerful and bright
“a beaming smile”
2.adj.pleased and proud
“beaming parents”
3.adj.radiating or as if radiating light
“the beaming sun”
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beaming and bearing differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. beaming means “cheerful and bright”. bearing means “relevant relation or interconnection”. bearing is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbimɪŋ/
1.adj.cheerful and bright
“a beaming smile”
2.adj.pleased and proud
“beaming parents”
3.adj.radiating or as if radiating light
“the beaming sun”
/ˈbɛɹɪŋ/
1.n.relevant relation or interconnection
“those issues have no bearing on our situation”
2.n.the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
3.n.dignified manner or conduct
| beaming | bearing | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbimɪŋ/ | /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/ |
| Said | BEE-ming | BER-ing |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 3 | 7 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | glad | none recorded |
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