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UK
/smˈɜːk/
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[ US /ˈsmɝk/ ]
[ US /ˈsmɝk/ ]
NOUN
- a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
VERB
- smile affectedly or derisively
How To Use smirk In A Sentence
- As you can see in the photo they're kind of smirking a bit 'cause I snapped their picture with my phonecam. Archive 2008-04-01
- The man played idly with a deck of cards, shuffling and re-shuffling with a bit of a smirk on his face.
- This certitude explains to this bigot why he has such a self-satisfied smirk in his photo.
- Mike smirked, taking a seat in the recliner and immediately putting his feet up.
- Another rematch is KY-3 (Louisville), in which Proud Liberal John Yarmuth is up double-digits over Smirky-fellator Anne Northup, whom he upset in 2006. Polls: Dems Could Sweep House Rematches
- I see that a number of the Ministers opposite me are now smiling and smirking.
- Sir Robert Smirke in 1807 put up work which consisted chiefly of panelling, which was affixed to the easternmost wall of the feretory. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See
- John smirked knowingly as his compatriots gasped in unison.
- I believe what you are calling a smirk is where his teleprompter is telling him to "SMILE" -- that's so we, and he, know that he told us a joke, and also to dispel that nasty rumor going around about his bad temper. McCain Jokes About Obama's Overseas Trip And Press Coverage
- He imagined his mother's wrathful face and the smirk in the eyes of the maid. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990