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smirk

/smɜːk/

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noun

/smɜːk/B2formal
  • ruУлыбка, выражающая самодовольство, презрение или самоудовлетворение, а не искреннюю радость.

A smile that expresses smugness, scorn, or self-satisfaction rather than genuine pleasure.

  1. Smug or scornful smileB2formal

    A smile that expresses smugness, self-satisfaction, or scorn, often in a way that is irritating or unpleasant.

    ruСамодовольная или презрительная улыбка

    • He gave a smirk when he heard about his rival's failure.
    • Her smirk suggested she knew something the others didn't.
    • The student's smirk annoyed the teacher during the lecture.

    Synonymssimpersneer

Forms
  • smirks plural form
  • smirks' possessive plural form
  • smirk's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

/smɜːrk/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия улыбаться неестественно, самодовольно или высокомерно.

A verb used to indicate the act of smiling in an affected, smug, or conceited way.

  1. Smile in a smug or mocking wayB2informal

    To smile in an affected, smug, or derisive manner, often expressing superiority or amusement at someone else's expense.

    ruУхмыляться

    • He smirked when he heard about his rival's failure.
    • She smirked at the teacher's mistake.
    • They smirked at each other after winning the argument.

    Synonymsfleerleersimpersneersnicker

    Antonymsfrownglowerscowl

Forms
  • smirked past participle
  • smirked past simple
  • smirking present participle
  • smirks third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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