cracking a smile

A form of crack a smile — To smile, especially while attempting not to.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of crack a smile
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APA

cracking a smile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracking%20a%20smile

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“cracking a smile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracking%20a%20smile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cracking a smile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracking%20a%20smile.

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