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cracked a smile

cracked a smile is the simple past and past participle of crack a smile.

Meaning of crack a smile

Verb

crack a smile (third-person singular simple present cracks a smile, present participle cracking a smile, simple past and past participle cracked a smile)

  1. (idiomatic) To smile, especially while attempting not to.
    • Life is a gamble, we scramble for money
      I might crack a smile, but ain't a damn thing funny1995, Mobb Deep featuring Nas and Raekwon, “Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)”, in The Infamous
  2. (idiomatic) To begin to smile.

Questions about cracked a smile

What is cracked a smile the simple past and past participle of?
Cracked a smile is the simple past and past participle of crack a smile.

Words near cracked a smile in the dictionary

  1. cracked
  2. cracked a book
  3. cracked a crust
  4. cracked a fat
  5. cracked a rat
  6. cracked a smile
  7. cracked along
  8. cracked as an egg
  9. cracked down
  10. cracked hardy
  11. cracked off

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