smirk

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /smɜːk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /smɝk/

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Verb

Plain form smirk

Third-person singular smirks

Past tense smirked

Past participle smirked

Present participle smirking

1. (intransitive) If you smirk, you smile in a way that is not nice, often because you think you are better than somebody else.

Noun

Singular smirk

Plural smirks

1. (countable) A smirk is a smile that is not nice, often showing that the smirker thinks they are better than somebody else.