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1. Cheerful and bright
   "a beaming smile";
   - glad
    
2. Pleased and proud
   "beaming parents"
    
3. Radiating or as if radiating light
   "the beaming sun";
   - beamy, effulgent [literary], radiant, refulgent [literary], irradiant [literary]

1. Smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
    
2. Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
   "The fire beamed on their faces";
   - shine
    
3. Express with a beaming face or smile
   "he beamed his approval"
    
4. (broadcast medium) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
   "We cannot beam this X-rated song";
   - air, send, broadcast, transmit
    
5. Have a complexion with a strong bright colour, such as red or pink
   "Her face beamed when she came out of the sauna";
   - glow, radiate, shine
    
6. Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
   "She was beaming with joy";
   - glow, radiate, shine

See also: bright, cheerful, proud

Type of: air, appear, bare, evince [formal], experience, express, feel, look, publicise [Brit], publicize, seem, show, smile

Encyclopedia: Beaming