Thursday, 26 July 2012

smirk


noun 

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/smɜːk//smɝːk/ [C] disapproving

Definition

a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something which is not known by someone else
"Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about," he said with a smirk.
"I told you it would end in disaster," said Polly with a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
(Definition of smirk noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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