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Meanings of deprecating smile in English

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Usage of deprecating smile in English
1
He rose and started for the inner door with a deprecating smile.
The Phantom Herd
2
Then he stepped back, managed that self- deprecating smile he did so well.
Cold springs
3
He looked from one to the other, with his melancholy and self- deprecating smile.
The Last Hope
4
Chauvelin paused a moment before he replied with a deprecating smile:
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
5
Again Mrs. Symes smiled the slow, deprecating smile which she was assiduously cultivating.
The Lady Doc
6
Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
Blazed Trail Stories, and Stories of the Wild Life
7
Glancing at the upper stories of the inn, Angus executed a self- deprecating smile.
Watcher of the Dead
8
Then his daughter turned to him with a little deprecating smile.
His Family
9
Mr. Noel Bridges, with a deprecating smile towards Elizabeth, held out his hand.
The Cinema Murder
10
Even Isabel van Cannan was silenced, and Saxby's deprecating smile passed.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
11
Then glancing from one lady to the other, he said with a deprecating smile:
Eleanor
12
She advanced to Selma with a timid and deprecating smile.
The Conflict
13
He saw her and smiled a sad, self- deprecating smile.
Dreamsnake
14
She straightened up and gave Noel a self- deprecating smile.
Stunning
15
She smiled a faint smile, a wistful, deprecating smile.
Uneasy Money
16
It's because they're our own, you know, the mistress would say, with her deprecating smile.
Mrs. Day's Daughters
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common