smile-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: change facial expression by spreading the lips, often to express pleasure

Examples:
He thought about his friends back in the forest and for a moment he smiled.
She smiled that cold, enigmatic smile again, and my blood turned to ice.

Mappings:
VerbNet: nonverbal_expression-40.2
FrameNet: Making_faces
PropBank: smile.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: communicate a message by or while smiling

Examples:
Silently he poured her a drink, and when he handed it to her, she smiled her thanks.
But yes, this time the terms cancelled and he smiled his assent.

Mappings:
VerbNet: manner_speaking-37.3
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: smile.02
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2