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Adjective beaming has 3 senses

beaming, glad - cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
Antonyms: cheerless, uncheerful (indirect, via cheerful)
beaming - pleased and proud; "beaming parents"
Antonym: humble (indirect, via proud)
beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent - radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
Antonym: dull (indirect, via bright)

Verb beam has 6 senses

beam - smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
--₁ is one way to smile
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
shine, beam - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"

Derived form: noun beam₃
Sample sentences:
Lights beam on the horizon
The horizon is beaming with lights
beam - express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"
--₃ is one way to express, show, evince
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
--₄ is one way to publicize, publicise, air, bare

Derived form: noun beam₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
glow, beam, radiate, shine - especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
--₅ is one way to look, appear, seem
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
glow, beam, radiate, shine - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
--₆ is one way to feel, experience
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s