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- DictionarySmirk/smərk/
verb
- 1. smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way: "he smirked in triumph"
noun
- 1. a smug, conceited, or silly smile: "Gloria pursed her mouth in a self-satisfied smirk"
The meaning of SMIRK is a smile that shows a smug, condescending, or self-satisfied attitude. How to use smirk in a sentence.
A smirk is a kind of smile, but it’s not a friendly smile—it’s often a sarcastic or arrogant one or one that’s intended to provoke or irritate the person who sees it. Smirk is also a verb that means to smile in such a way.
SMIRK definition: 1. a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something…. Learn more.
A smirk is specific kind of smile, one that suggests self-satisfaction, smugness, or even pleasure at someone else's unhappiness or misfortune.
to smile in a way that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something, or knowing something that is not known by someone else: I don't like the way he winks and smirks at me whenever he sees me. He smirked his way through the interview. Compare. simper verb. More examples.
noun. smirks. A smile of this kind. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful. Wiktionary. Synonyms: beam. smile. sneer. grin. grimace. simper. leer. Advertisement. adjective.
If you smirk, you smile in an unpleasant way, often because you believe that you have gained an advantage over someone else or know something that they do not know. Two men looked at me, nudged each other and smirked.
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.
to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc. It was hard not to smirk. He smirked unpleasantly when we told him the bad news. She smirked to herself as she walked away.
to smile in an annoying or unkind way: What are you smirking at? smirk. noun [ C ] (Definition of smirk from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of smirk. in Chinese (Traditional) 假笑, 傻笑, 得意的笑… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 假笑, 傻笑, 得意的笑… See more. in Spanish.