SMIRK


Meaning of SMIRK in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ arrogant , satisfied , self-satisfied , smug , triumphant

▪ amused , knowing

▪ playful

▪ evil

▪ little , slight , small

He gave a slight ~.

VERB + SMIRK

▪ have , wear

She had a self-satisfied ~ on her face.

▪ give

She gave a knowing ~.

▪ conceal , hide

He made no attempt to conceal his ~.

SMIRK + VERB

▪ appear on sth , come across sth , come to sth , cross sth , play across sth , play on sth

A small ~ crossed his face.

‘What kept you?’ He asked, a ~ playing on his lips.

▪ grow , widen

Her ~ grew wider.

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

‘Comfortable?’ he asked with a ~.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of triumph

PHRASES

▪ wipe the ~ off sb's face

I longed to wipe the smug ~ off his face.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .