smug
To adopt an offensively self-complacent expressionTo adopt an offensively self-complacent expression.
» Tom had a smug look on his face.
Том мав самовдовлений погляд. — deniko
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4 senses(intransitive)To adopt an offensively self-complacent expression.
(obsolete, transitive)To make smug, or spruce.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To seize; to confiscate.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To hush up.
Examples
26 sentencesOrigin
Originally "spruce, neat," from Low German smuk (“pretty”), from Middle Low German smuk (“Originally "spruce, neat," from Low German smuk (“pretty”), from Middle Low German smuk (“lithe, delicate, neat, trim”), although the g of the English word is not easily explained. The ultimate source should be Proto-West Germanic *smeugan (“to crawl, creep”).
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Forms
smugs, smugging, smugged, smuggedLessons 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.