beamed

Radiated pure joy

Beamed is the past tense of beam.

A beam is a long structural support—wood or steel spanning a space—or a ray of light or energy: Sunlight beamed through the window, The signal was beamed from the satellite.

To beam is also to smile radiantly: She beamed when she heard the news, He beamed with pride.

smiling

grinned

Smiled broadly, showing teeth

radiated · delighted · joyful · proud · warmly · happily · broadly · ear-to-ear · toothy · glowing

broadcast

transmitted

Sent onward

frequency · airwaves · radio · television · streaming · telecast · relay · microwave · shortwave · transmission

structural

joist

Horizontal structural beam

  • girderMain structural support beam
  • rafterSloped roof support
  • trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement

crossbeam · timber · ceiling · exposed · vaulted · wooden · oak · cathedral · framework · support

radiant

glowing

Giving off steady light

brilliant · bright · illuminated · dazzling · glimmering · sparkling · resplendent · effulgent · incandescent · lustrous

Categories
Opposites
facial expression

beamedfrowned

Showed facial disapproval

scowled · glowered · glared · grimaced · pouted

emotional state expressed

beamedscowled

Showed displeasure facially

frowned · wept · sobbed · fumed · seethed

light emission

beameddimmed

Reduced in brightness

darkened · absorbed · blocked · shadowed · faded

Phrases
Family

beam, beams, beaming, sunbeam, I-beam, moonbeam, beamy, beamer, abeam

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G