(A smirk may be arrogant, derisive, or innocently playful.)
"When the investigators asked him about the crime, the suspect gave a smirk in reply."
"I swore that I would win and wipe that arrogant smirk off his face."
"Seeing an impish smirk on her son's face, Mrs. Smith suspected he was up to mischief again."
She smirked as her rival began to sob.
The kid smirked when he realised he was getting his own way.
Wipe that smirk off your face! Please don't smirk at me.
smirk
Smiling, beaming
Yes. It is somewhat in between a smile and a grin.
To smile in an affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
Josh had a smirk on his face when he got a B+ on his test.
"Johnny had a mischievous smirk upon his face after having read his sister's diary."
Wipe that smirk off your face! Please don't smirk at me.
She couldn't help but smirk as she delivered the unexpected punchline.
he smirked his way through the interview
The word smirk is a noun meaning sly smile. Synonyms for the word smirk include beam, grin, leer, simper, grimace, grim, sneer, visage, and smug look.
With a smirk on her face, the girl retorted, "Flattery will get you nowhere, you cretin!" then she stalked off with a shake of her head.
Grin.
smirk
The suffix "-y" can be added to "smirk" to create the word "smirky." This suffix is used to describe someone who often wears a smirk on their face.
Grin or smirk
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