smirk
smirk
Definition
smirk (smʉrk)
intransitive verb
to smile in a conceited, knowing, or annoyingly complacent way
Etymology: ME smirken < OE smearcian, to smile
noun
a smile of this kind
smirk′er noun
smirk′·ingly adverb
smirk′y adjective
smirk
Synonyms
smirk
Usage Examples
Object
- face: Safely on the boat, smirking faces all round, it's back to the resort.
Converse of object
- wipe: I'll soon wipe the smirk from the War Witch's face.
- raise: This line in my contact details often raises a smirk, usually combined with a sarcastic " Enjoy your day off " .
- have: I have to close my door every so often and have a little smirk at how stupid they are to put me in charge.
- see: I can still see that evil smirk setting his whiskers a-quiver; I can almost hear that snide little kitty laugh.
- know: She sensed more than saw the tiny twitch of a knowing smirk.
- do: So does the goofy smirk on his kidâs face.
Adjective modifier
- little: I have to close my door every so often and have a little smirk at how stupid they are to put me in charge.
- condescending: Tom looked up, she was wearing a condescending smirk, " beware the smiling fox, " Tom thought.
- satisfied: Each new enemy you encountered was a methodical treat and never failed to elicit a satisfied smirk.
- slight: With just a slight smirk, Llewellyn says that Amrat can explain everything, and hands over to him.
- big: Not soon afterward another pupil came along, and gave the boy I was sitting next to a great big smirk.
- self-satisfied: Crenshaw had the self-satisfied smirk of a man who knew he was in power, and enjoyed watching his subordinates cringe.
Preposition: on
- face: The smirk on the faces of the spiders in my home is getting a little insufferable!
Modifying Another Word
- just: When I asked him about this, he just smirked a bit.
- back: A large Jack O ' Lantern with a jagged smile smirked back at her from the neighbor's porch.
- not: We should beware a change in the wind, however, and not smirk too much at Brown's discomfort.
- still: His glasses were the same, tho, and his face had not changed, still unshaven, still smirking.
Used with why or when
- when: You won't be smirking when I take the pliers to you on the torture table!
Preposition: in
- amusement: Ameliana smirks in amusement Khyrl says, " Don't play with fire, that's a good one " Ameliana agrees wholeheartedly.
smirk Quotes
Thereare only twostyles of portrait painting, theserious and the smirk.
Un mari porte un masque avec le monde, et une grimace avec sa femme. A husbandwears a mask intheworld and a smirk withhis wife.
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