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Discover Ludwig"was smiling" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that someone was in a pleasant mood or was expressing happiness. For example, "The new nurse was smiling when she entered the room, bringing a sense of cheer to the hospital ward."
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was smiling
noun
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.
Exact(49)
Bryan was smiling.
Price was smiling.
He was smiling broadly.
She was smiling.
He was smiling uncontrollably.
He was smiling.
Similar(11)
They're smiling, though.
Wordsworth must be smiling.
Neptune should be smiling.
The policemen are smiling.
They are smiling.
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