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Meanings of smirk in inglês

português
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somriure
espanhol
sonreír afectadamente

Smile affectedly or derisively.

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        Synonyms
        Examples for "simper"
        Examples for "simper"
        1
        Their portraits simper from shop windows; and they live and die respected.
        The Principles of Success in Literature
        2
        The woman by the window turned her head with a vague simper.
        Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
        3
        We were ridiculing the timid maid-allsandals and simper-offorty years ago.
        Phyllis of Philistia
        4
        The hat and veil, said Madame, with a simper, were sixty dollars.
        Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
        5
        Don't slink off to whimper and simper with the campus shrinking violets.
        Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
        Usage of smirk in inglês
        1
        Although she didn't say a word, he thought he saw a smirk.
        Ape House
        2
        The problem for me comes at 42″ with that wry, ironic smirk.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The smirk disappeared when Serena quickly exhausted the young man's conversational Latin.
        Serena
        4
        In stark contrast, Bush's trademark smirk was absent at his news conference.
        The Guardian
        5
        Holden looked up at her and saw a different kind of smirk.
        Caliban's War
        6
        Seriously, I wanted to be very careful not to smile or smirk.
        Somewhere inside
        7
        The young lord gave Niryn a last, triumphant smirk and strode away.
        Oracle's Queen
        8
        We smirk that the words mercury and curative were once lumped together.
        Wired
        9
        Gary let the twinkle overtake dignity and gave me a wicked smirk.
        Coyote dreams
        10
        That smirk said Nick was a chump, a wuss, a regular fucktard.
        The Child Thief
        11
        Charlie had come to smirk at him, to see him beaten again.
        The Hustler
        12
        Then time snapped back, and he saw Chandra's rather smug little smirk.
        iD
        13
        He quickly composed himself and curled his lip into its familiar smirk.
        Halo
        14
        Sean was probably still in Virginity Club, Hanna thought with a smirk.
        Unbelievable
        15
        Fortunately the bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered the room.
        Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 2
        16
        After these visits, Legrand used to smirk to himself in his attic.
        A Chair on the Boulevard
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        Translations for smirk
        português
        sorrir
        catalão
        somriure
        Smirk through the time
        Smirk across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common