smirk
To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuousTo smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.
Meaning
1 sensesTo smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.
grinsen, feixen
ухмыля́тьсяuxmyljátʹsja, ухмыльну́тьсяuxmylʹnútʹsja
посміха́тисяposmixátysja, посміхну́тисяposmixnútysja
- smile affectedly or derisively
Examples
43 sentencesWipe that smirk off your face.
ruУбери ухмылку со своего лица. — corvard
Tom had a smirk on his face.
What are you smirking about?
ruЧему ты ухмыляешься? — Wezzel
deWorüber grinst du so? — Dani6187
What are you smirking at?
ruЧему ты ухмыляешься? — Wezzel
You're smirking again.
deDu schmunzelst wieder. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English smirken, from Old English smearcian (“to smile”), corresponding to smeFrom Middle English smirken, from Old English smearcian (“to smile”), corresponding to smerian + -cian (English -k; compare talk and stalk from, respectively, tell and steal). The former element from Proto-Germanic *smarōną (“to mock, scoff at”), and the latter from Proto-Germanic *-kōną. Compare Middle High German smielen/smieren (“to smile”) ( > obsolete, rare German schmieren). Doublet of smile.
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Forms
smirks, smirking, smirked, smirkedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.