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.