Smirk - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |smɜːrk|  American pronunciation of the word smirk
Brit.  |smɜːk|  British pronunciation of the word smirk

noun

- a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

verb

- smile affectedly or derisively (syn: simper)

Extra examples

She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.

...rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind...

...the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: smirk
he/she/it: smirks
present participle: smirking
past tense: smirked
past participle: smirked
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