smirks; smirked; smirking
: to smile in an unpleasant way because you are pleased with yourself, glad about someone else's trouble, etc.
She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.
—often + atShe smirked at the thought of how this would hurt him.
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“Smirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/smirk. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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