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smirk
[ smurk ]
verb (used without object)
- to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way.
noun
- the facial expression of a person who smirks.
smirk
/ smɜːk /
noun
- a smile expressing scorn, smugness, etc, rather than pleasure
verb
- intr to give such a smile
- tr to express with such a smile
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Derived Forms
- ˈsmirkingly, adverb
- ˈsmirker, noun
- ˈsmirking, adjective
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Other Words From
- smirker noun
- smirking·ly adverb
- un·smirking adjective
- un·smirking·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smirk1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smirk1
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Example Sentences
We continuously pause to pull them out while Zalwar Khan and his companion smirk at us and chew unbothered.
Wahlberg chimes in with the hint of a smirk: “The hard days of digging ditches!”
When he turned himself in, he wore a smirk in his mug shot, and then he went out for ice cream with reporters in tow.
But drinking for every triple Lutz, American flag or smirk from Putin could cause a calorie avalanche and sick Sochi gut.
It's better to try to pack every moment with beauty and feeling than to shrug and smirk.
And feeding high, and living soft,Grew plump and able-bodied; Until the grave churchwarden doff'd,The parson smirk'd and nodded.
There is a serene self-satisfied smirk on the marble face, which looks more like that of a woman than a man.
There was a smirk of pharisaical satisfaction on their faces.
Tiflin flashed a smirk that showed that his front teeth were missing.
It cost a smirk or smile; Jehu had hundreds at command, and the accident was amended.
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