smirked
past simple and past participle ofsmirk
smirk
verb[IorT]
disapprovinguk/smɜːk/us/smɝːk/tosmilein a way thatexpressessatisfactionorpleasureabout having done something, orknowingsomething that is notknownby someoneelse:
I don't like the way hewinksand smirksatmewheneverheseesme.
He smirked his way through theinterview.
Compare
simperverb
- What are you smirking at?
- Thedefendantappearedto besniggeringand smirking.
- He willspendhis threeminutesofglorysmirkingtriumphantly.
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smilesidiom
- be in convulsionsidiom
- be rolling in the aislesidiom
- be wreathed in smilesidiom
- bust
- dissolve
- gale
- gales of laughteridiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- quake
- rictus
- say cheeseidiom
- simper
- smile
- smiling
- stitch
Examplesofsmirked
smirked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I have asked him about it two or three times and each time he has smiled orsmirkedat me.
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Hesmirkedat her and remarked that he knew her from somewhere before continuing on.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesmirkedat the praise he got for his pictures of trolls and princesses, and compared it to a nice pat on the head for making funny pictures for children.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adams reported that he and his boyfriend were holding hands, and the bouncersmirkedat them when he refused them entry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gaye recalled hesmirkedand chuckled at the decision.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Newman did not immediately retract his written confession, however,smirkedat a reporter who asked him about it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He smiled andsmirkedduring the hearing.
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