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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
/ ɜː /
noun
a smile expressing scorn, smugness, etc, rather than pleasure
verb
(intr) to give such a smile
(tr) to express with such a smile
Other 51Թ Forms
- smirker noun
- smirkingly adverb
- unsmirking adjective
- unsmirkingly adverb
- ˈ쾱Բ adverb
- ˈ noun
- ˈ쾱Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of smirk1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of smirk1
Example Sentences
Any pretension exhibited was earned with the grace of a batted eyelash and a knowing smirk.
Take the title's smirk at the idea of piety, and the way the script implicitly questions the legitimacy of that label.
While an entire subsection of the U.K. population worried about their equal rights being stripped away by antiquated thinking and baseless conspiracy theories, Rowling sat back with a smirk.
But there was plenty of needle when a wide-eyed Serrano removed the headguard and stared into a smirking Taylor's eyes, before they both departed the stage without a handshake or even a nod of acknowledgement.
Every corner I turned, there I was, smirking.
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When To Use
A smirk is a kind of smile, but it’s not a friendly smile—it’s often a sarcastic or arrogant one or one that’s intended to provoke or irritate the person who sees it.Smirk is also a verb that means to smile in such a way. People often smirk to show contempt for someone or something—such as by smirking at a person who’s angry at them.Sometimes, though, the word simply refers to a kind of slight smile or a smile that looks like a smirk usually does—a baby might smirk, for example, obviously without meaning anything by it.Example: Wipe that smirk off your face and take this seriously!
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