smirk
verb (used without object)
to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way.
are smirking
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present progressiveof smirk.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Like a teenager whose technical limitations tether the heart-scope of his notebook poetry, I’ve made levels so far that are smirking exercises in hollow formalism.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2015
The way Dad’s lips are smirking makes me want to storm into the house, but I’m determined to do this sit-in.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
I tell you that we, While you are smirking And lying and shirking Life's duty of duties, Honest sincerity, We are in verity Free!
From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield
I tell you that we, While you are smirking And lying and shirking life's duty of duties, Honest sincerity, We are in verity Free!
From Songs from Vagabondia by Richard Hovey
