Beaming
/ˈbiː.mɪŋ/noun
Emitting a bright light or showing a broad, happy smile.
Did you know?In Old English, the ancestor of *beam* could mean a tree, a ray of light, or a lofty wooden structure, showing how one root grew into both nature and architecture.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰā-
“to shine, gleam”
Old English
OE
bēam
“tree, beam, post, ray of light”
Middle English
ME
beme / beming
“to shine; to emit rays”
Modern English
English
beaming
“shining brightly; smiling radiantly”