leende

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• Rhymes: -eːndə

leende

1. inflection of lenen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

• edelen

leende

1. Alternative form of lende

leende

1. Alternative form of lenden (“to come, to dwell”)

leende

1. present participle of le
2. present participle of lee

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːˌɛndɛ/

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leende

1. present participle of le

   Han gick sin väg leende

   He walked away smiling.

leende (not comparable)

1. (only used attributively) smiling

   en leende man

   a smiling man

One would say "Mannen ler" instead of "Mannen är leende." See le (“to smile”).

leende n

1. a smile

   med ett leende på läpparna

   with a smile on his face [literally, "on his lips" – idiomatic]

• flin

• leende in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• leende in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)