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smirk

 (smûrk)
intr.v. smirked, smirk·ing, smirks
To smile in an annoying self-satisfied manner.
n.
An annoying self-satisfied smile.

[Middle English smirken, from Old English smercian, to smile; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]

smirk′er n.
smirk′ing·ly, smirk′i·ly adv.
smirk′y adj.
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smirk

(smɜːk)
n
a smile expressing scorn, smugness, etc, rather than pleasure
vb
1. (intr) to give such a smile
2. (tr) to express with such a smile
[Old English smearcian; related to smer derision, Old High German bismer contempt, bismerōn to scorn]
ˈsmirker n
ˈsmirking adj
ˈsmirkingly adv
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smirk

(smɜrk)

v.i.
1. to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way.
n.
2. the facial expression of a person who smirks.
[before 900; Middle English smirken (v.), Old English sme(a)rcian]
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smirk


Past participle: smirked
Gerund: smirking

Imperative
smirk
smirk
Present
I smirk
you smirk
he/she/it smirks
we smirk
you smirk
they smirk
Preterite
I smirked
you smirked
he/she/it smirked
we smirked
you smirked
they smirked
Present Continuous
I am smirking
you are smirking
he/she/it is smirking
we are smirking
you are smirking
they are smirking
Present Perfect
I have smirked
you have smirked
he/she/it has smirked
we have smirked
you have smirked
they have smirked
Past Continuous
I was smirking
you were smirking
he/she/it was smirking
we were smirking
you were smirking
they were smirking
Past Perfect
I had smirked
you had smirked
he/she/it had smirked
we had smirked
you had smirked
they had smirked
Future
I will smirk
you will smirk
he/she/it will smirk
we will smirk
you will smirk
they will smirk
Future Perfect
I will have smirked
you will have smirked
he/she/it will have smirked
we will have smirked
you will have smirked
they will have smirked
Future Continuous
I will be smirking
you will be smirking
he/she/it will be smirking
we will be smirking
you will be smirking
they will be smirking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been smirking
you have been smirking
he/she/it has been smirking
we have been smirking
you have been smirking
they have been smirking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been smirking
you will have been smirking
he/she/it will have been smirking
we will have been smirking
you will have been smirking
they will have been smirking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been smirking
you had been smirking
he/she/it had been smirking
we had been smirking
you had been smirking
they had been smirking
Conditional
I would smirk
you would smirk
he/she/it would smirk
we would smirk
you would smirk
they would smirk
Past Conditional
I would have smirked
you would have smirked
he/she/it would have smirked
we would have smirked
you would have smirked
they would have smirked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.smirk - a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasuresmirk - a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
grin, grinning, smile, smiling - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
Verb1.smirk - smile affectedly or derisively
smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
fleer - to smirk contemptuously
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smirk

noun give a smug look, grin, simper They nudged each other and smirked.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

smirk

verb
To smile in an affected, knowing way:
noun
An affected, knowing smile:
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Translations
بَسْمَةٌ بَلْهاءيَبْتَسِم بِبَلاهَه
domýšlivě se usmívatsamolibý úsměv
grine smørret
önelégült mosolyönelégülten somolyog
brosa tilgerîarlega/kjánalegasjálfsánægjulegt/tilgerîarlegt bros
išsivieptikvaila šypsenakvailai šypsotis
pašapmierināti smaidītpašapmierināts smaidssmīnētsmīns
hlúpo/sladko sa usmievaťsamoľúby úsmev
pis pis gülmepis pis gülmeksırıtmasırıtmak

smirk

[smɜːk]
A. Nsonrisa f de satisfacción
B. VIsonreír de satisfacción
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

smirk

[ˈsmɜːrk]
visourire d'un air suffisant
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

smirk

nGrinsen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

smirk

[smɜːk]
1. n (self-satisfied) → sorriso compiaciuto; (knowing) → sorrisetto furbo; (affected) → sorriso affettato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

smirk

(sməːk) verb
to smile in a self-satisfied or foolish manner. He sat there smirking after the teacher had praised him.
noun
a smile of this sort.
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References in classic literature ?
He made eyes at her, was taken with sudden coughs and "hems," smiled, smirked and went brazenly through the impudent and contemptible litany of the "masher." With half an eye Soapy saw that the policeman was watching him fixedly.
He never looked back, he paid no apparent attention to me, no apparent attention to any one who passed him on his own side of the road, except now and then, when he smiled and smirked, with an easy paternal good humour, at the nursery-maids and the children whom he met.
The courtiers smirked. Trippetta, pale as a corpse, advanced to the monarch's seat, and, falling on her knees before him, implored him to spare her friend.
There was an alacrity in his manner, too, which was equally unaccountable; every time his eyes met those of Emily or Arabella, he smirked and grinned; once, Wardle could have sworn, he saw him wink.
He noticed my involuntary twitching and grimacing, and smirked:
Members of the public in the gallery shouted abuse and threats at each other and at Madni, who smirked throughout the sentencing.
"She shouted 'what are you doing pervert?' and he just smirked."
Ofcom received 21 complaints from the public when Rosie broke down in tears on the reality show, at which point Adam smirked and smiled rather than showing remorse for his actions.
A VIOLENT thug caged for the savage murder of a disabled pensioner smirked as top judges added nearly seven years to his minimum jail term.
But she told the Old Bailey that when she went to his flat: "He just smirked, he was so cold.
CHILD killer Robert Black has smirked in the face of detectives quizzing him about a missing girl.